| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to solve from existing ruins how space composition, construction and technique of Buddhist architecture changed from medieval to early modern times. Specifically, the method is to compare existing ruins with primary early modern ruins for solving how forms of construction, such as the plan composition, Kako, fixtures, an ornament design, and hut structure, changed from medieval times in Butsudo structures of Buddhist temples belonging to K enmits-Bukkyo sects.
Consequently, although Butsudo form, for example Naijin, Raido, Wakijin, and Ushirodo, was maintained even up to early modern times, its division of space in such places as Wakijin, Ushirodo and Dogura, disappeared, and it is in this tendency which internal space simplifies. And internal Kako is omitted, a ceiling also serves as a simple form, and simplification also progresses in design. However there are also ruins of medieval Kako structures. Moreover the example of a tall skirted threshold called Kosidaka-Kekkai existed between Naijin and Raido. It is presumed that this is closely related to peoples act of temple visitation. Kaikoku, pilgrimages, and temples and Shinto shrines visitations increased from the fifteenth century. We confirm this phenomina from Bokusho or scribblings on the Buddhist halls and Junrei-fuda or pilgrim card. The spatial distribution inside Butsudo is limited to the space which a worshiper uses which prooves that the state of Kekkai also changes, The Kekkai divides a Naijin and Raido to a straight line, and resembles the Jodosect Hondo. Finally, this plane form can be cllasified into three types.
The above points were determined by scrutinizing the ruins in the Kinki district, but the local character of the state of Kako and Kekkai is remarkable.
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