2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Excavation of Zoroastrian ruins in Tajikistan and studies on connection with Buddhism
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21401027
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Asian history
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| Research Institution | Ryukoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OKADA Yoshihiro 龍谷大学, 理工学部, 教授 (30127063)
SANO Tosei 龍谷大学, 国際文化学部, 教授 (60351334)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | タジキスタン / 仏教 / ゾロアスター教 / ミトラ神信仰 / 阿弥陀仏信仰 |
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| Research Abstract |
On excavation of ruins in Tajikistan, we found Zoroastrian facilities in 7th century. A square planned temple called cortak had surrounding corridor around a central platform. We found several vestiges of ritual hearth in these facilities. Moreover, the temple and attached kitchen, living hut, bathe room consisted one religious complex. Through this discover of Zoroastrian temple, we could backing a hypothesis that a Buddhist square temple excavated from this ruins in 70's diverted from forego Zoroastrian temple.
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