• 건축역사연구
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.41-60
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• 2011

As Overturned-bowl Stupa of India, the origin of Stupa, is accepted by neighboring countries, pure form and local characteristics combined to bring change in unique style for each country. Such change is established as new style through combination with contemporary tradition in China. In this thesis, pattern of Stupa shown in Longmen Grottoes' Relief-Stupa relieves. Since study on how Indian Stupa was introduced into China has been partially undertaken, this study focuses on the pattern of Stupas from that perspective. 40 Stupas were explored during field work with naked eyes, among about 50 stupas reported on the research data by Longmen Grottoes Institute. Relief-Stupa relieves of Longmen Grottoes are as important as Yungang Grottoes. While Yungang Grottoes were built during a period when Gandhara style and Occidental expression were adopted and integrated with Chinese culture and Buddhism, building of Longmen Grottoes can be called a starting point of 'Chinese' style of Buddhist culture and Stupa, fully integrated with Chinese culture.

• 건축역사연구
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.55-70
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• 2010

Although scholarly terminology should have clear meanings as signs, Korean pagoda terminology has become jargon and is creating difficulties in communicating meanings which are far from the originally intended meanings; this terminology is sometimes notated in dead language, meaning old Chinese characters, or Japanese styled Chinese characters. Nobody has asked questions on the terminology itself which has long been commonly used for a century, since the Japanese-ruling period. One of the main reasons for this error is that the Indian Buddhist scriptures in Sanskrit has been translated into Chinese with vague understanding of form and meaning of stupa since 3rd Century A.D. On the other hand, the English-language terminology, already built by Indology scholars since the beginning of the 20th century, consists of easier language and clearer meanings. This paper examines misunderstanding and mistranslation of the original Indian stupa terms and suggests new terminology in current, easier language.

• 건축역사연구
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.9-22
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• 1997

The Wooden Stupa of Hwangnyongsa Temple, existed from Shilla to Koryo Dynasty, is recognized as a typical model of the Korean wooden stupa. The related records on this stupa are found in some historical documents including The Chronicles of the Three States ${\ulcorner}$三國史記${\lrcorner}$. This study, through the interpretation of these documents, attempts to discuss and analyse design and structural methods of the stupa, viz., i) the relationship with both Chinese and Japanese wooden stupa, ii) the height, iii) each floor's linking methods, iv) the 'Noban' (Basement of the upper part), v) structure of the 'Simju' (Central pillar) and vi) the stairs and the handrails. The results of this study would be hopefully used for the further researches as well as the restoration of this precious architectural asset.

• 건축역사연구
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.103-126
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• 2009

This study aims to discover historical trends and change of form of all stupas in India with observation of field study that is as direct as possible, by classifying, analyzing, and synthesizing the stupas. Study of Indian stupa in Korea has a number of shortcomings since only introductory partial approach has been made in order to seek the origin of Korean pagoda. This study also aims to correct errors of stupa terminology in Chinese character committed by misinterpretation of Hindi language which was established by precedent Japanese scholars several decades ago. Piled-up stupas were totally destroyed by pagans, therefore their remains tell us only of structure, material, sizeand disposition. However remains of carved stone at torana and drum give us clues as to the original form of stupa and worshipping activity, as well as change to a more luxurious form. Many rock cave stupas of India show us both simple forms matching the ascetic age of early Buddhism and luxurious changes in Mahayanan era introducing us to statues of Buddha. Indians recovered the spheric form of 'anda,' a Hindi term meaning cosmic egg, from the hemispheric form of the piled-up stupa. Therefore we might discard the erratic term of 'bokbal', which means an upset vessel. Railings and parasols became main factors of stupa design. Carved railings around stupa became a sign of divinity. Serious worshipping activity made drums long or high and created multi-embossed stripes. Bases of circular drums of some cave stupas changed their shapes to rectangular or octagonal. Single parasols became multiparasols of affluent flowerlike curved stems on carved stupa. Multistoried, elongated and high parasols of Gandhara stupas are closely related to such factors as diverse changes of form in Indian subcontinent. Four-sided torana gate and ayaka column of the circular form of original stupas suggest the rectangular form of subsequent East Asian pagoda, and higher and wider base of Indian stupas became the origin of East Asian rectangular pagoda.

• 건축역사연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.39-54
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• 2011

The Bunhuangsa stone pagoda, constructed in AD. 634, National Treasure no. 30, has been named as 'brick-copied pagoda' since the Japanese-ruling period by scholars. It is said that the Chinese brick pagoda was its precedent model, however the Bunhuangsa Pagoda is the oldest of all the Chinese-style brick pagodas except one, the Sungaksa Pagoda. The Chinese pagoda cannot have been a precedent model to copy due to its complex detail of wood vestige, as the Bunhuangsa pagoda is simple form without ornament. Domestic brick pagodas cannot have been a precedent model to copy as well, because all the domestic brick pagodas are younger than the Bunhuangsa Pagoda. Therefore, the terminology 'brick-copied pagoda' is a fallacy; it is rather that later brick pagoda copied the precedent the Bunhuangsa stone pagoda. The Bunhuangsa Pagoda is simply a piled-up pagoda of thick or thin, big or small slates of stone, facing only one smooth side and therefore needing nothing to relate to brick. The originality of the pagoda is more related to simple piled-up Indian stone stupa rather than Chinese brick pagoda. The roof form of its gradually stepped projection comes from the harmika of the summit of Indian stupa. Contrary to general history, old Silla Dynasty imported Buddhism directly from India by sea. From written national history and by temple foundation history, the Indian Buddhism evangelist possibly made influence to the erecting of temple and pagoda. The original wrong terminology has made a harmful effect gradually to the naming of mass-styled stone pagoda of only carved stepped-roof form after brick-copied pagoda. The false term 'brick-copied pagoda' should be discarded, which comes with superficial observation based on toadyism to China and colonialism to Japan. Instead of the fallacious term, this paper suggests multi-storied 'piled-up pagoda with slate stone.'

• 건축역사연구
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2013

This study aims to examine the early use of Da-bo tap and their transformation by analyzing the various meanings of the term pagoda in Chinese translations, the Sanskrit version of the Lotus Sutra, as well as Dabotap in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang. In addition, we aim to highlight changes in Dabotap usage, which started out as residential spaces, but transformed into burial spaces over time. The details can be summarized as follows. First, early Buddhist monuments were usually either pagodas serving as burial places for the dead or shrines that were not. A Dabotap is a type of pagoda enshrining the body of Prabhutaratna, and was initially used as a residential space, rather than a burial place for the dead. Second, the terms stupa and caitya are clearly distinguished from each other in the Sanskrit scriptures, and stupa is also further classified into dhatu, sarisa, and atmabhava based on the object being enshrined. In Gyeon-bo-tab-pum, the preconditions for caitya to transform into stupa is presented by explaining that worshipping the space enshrining the body of Prabhutaratna is worthy of the same status as the space enshrining sarira. Third, the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang had been depicted from the Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties until the time of the Yuan Dynasty. It was used as a residential space until the early Sui Dynasty, but was used as both residence and burial places until the Tang Dynasty when pagodas were first being constructed with wheel or circles forms on top, which then gradually changed into stupa (grave towers).

• 건축역사연구
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.71-86
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• 2022

This study examines the process of the introduction of stupa, which has originated in India, to the Xinjiang Uyghur region and the features of the stupas in the Xinjiang Uyghur region in detail. This study examines the layout of the buildings in temple compounds and the types, structural elements, and construction methods of the stupas in the Xinjiang Uyghur region in particular by looking into the content of the Da Tang Xi Yu Ji and remaining stupas, which provide examples of stupas at the time. This study finds that due to the characteristics of dry deserts, stupas in Xinjiang Uyghur region, where assimilation between Eastern and Western cultures is seen, were mostly made by pressing clay into a mold and had no interior spaces. Also, construction materials and techniques had been developed and improved in a way that enabled stupas to combat the challenging desert conditions. However, the stupas in this region differed significantly from the wooden tower-like stupas discovered in central China(zhongyuan 中原). The shape of the dome of most stupas in Xinjiang Uyghur region was chosen under the influence of the Gandharan style. Some of the stupas in the region have taken the general forms of the wooden stupas and the others have taken many forms, from cylindrical drums to towers. Also, there have been forests of stupas and stupas similar in form to chaityas and stupas of Vajrayana. Such different forms were transformed and modified through regional history and it was related to the peoples and cultures that produced and used stupas. Stupas evolved into distinct forms in Xinjiang Uyghur region in this way.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.2-31
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• 2020

첨성대의 본질에 관한 현재의 가장 보편적인 가설은 천문관측대설이다. 천문관측대설의 근거는 주장하는 학자들마다 약간씩 차이가 있지만, 가장 중요한 근거는 '첨성대'라는 이름이며, 이에 대한 타당한 비판은 지금까지 제기된 바가 없다. 본 연구는 '첨성대'에 내포된 의미를 밝히고, '첨성대'가 천문관측대설의 타당한 근거인지를 살펴보았다. 천문관련설은 '첨성대'를 주로 '첨+성+대'로 해석했다. '볼 첨(瞻)'자와 '별 성(星)'자와 '대 대(臺)'자의 조합인 '첨성대'는 '천문을 관측한 대'를 뜻한다고 주장해 왔다. 한편 종교관련설의 경우, '별 성'은 '하늘 천(天)'을 의미하며, 첨성대에서 바라 본 '하늘'은 불교의 천상세계인 도리천이었다고 주장해 왔다. 본 연구는 『삼국유사』(1289±) 이전의 중국 기록에서 '첨성'의 용례들을 살펴보았다. '첨성'에 내포된 의미는 매우 다양하게 드러났다. '첨성+대'는 서술의 맥락에 따라서 '천문을 관측한 대'를 뜻할 수도 있고, '도리천을 우러러 본 대'를 뜻할 수도 있었다. 또한 '첨성'이 힌두교, 유교, 불교, 천주교, 도교와 같은 다양한 종교적 배경으로 실행되었음을 알 수가 있었고, 불교의 '첨성'의 경우는 적어도 외도(外道)의 '첨성', 법도(法道)의 '첨성', 세속(世俗)의 '첨성'으로 나눠질 수가 있음을 알게 되었다. 서술의 맥락에 따라서 '첨성+대'에 내포된 의미는 상당히 달라질 수가 있는 것이다. 『삼국유사』에 서술된 첨성대의 본질은 선덕여왕의 도리천 장례를 위한 묘탑(廟塔)으로 드러났다. 선덕여왕의 도리천 장례와 문무왕대의 사천왕사 건립은 신종원(1996)의 견해대로 밀교 승려 안함(안홍)에 의해 예언되었고, 『삼국유사』가 인용한 『별기』는 안함(안홍)의 참서(예언서)로 드러났다. 선덕여왕릉과 첨성대의 배치가 동지일출선에 정확하게 맞춰져 있음은 첨성대가 선덕여왕 유혼의 도리천 상생 통로였기 때문으로 판단되었다. 첨성대는 도리천으로 통하는 삼도보계(三道寶階)와 같은 '천국의 계단'를 가진 불탑이었고, '첨성대'는 『삼국유사』 왕력편의 '점성대'와 마찬가지로 '도리천을 우러러 본 대'라는 의미로 파악되었다. '첨성대'라는 이름은 천문관측대설의 근거가 될 수 없으며, 오히려 천문관련설을 총체적으로 부정할 수 있는 하나의 중요한 근거로 새롭게 평가되어야 마땅할 것이다.

• 건축역사연구
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.47-60
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• 2023

Due to a mistranslation of Sanskrit to Chinese, East Asian Buddhist community misunderstands the original meaning of the fundamental word, 'sachal(寺刹)'. Sanskrit chattra, a parasol on top of a venerated Indian stupa buried with Buddha's sarira, became the symbol of majesty. The Indian stupa was transformed into a pagoda in China, and the highlighted parasol on the summit was transliterated into chaldara(刹多羅), an abbreviation for chal (刹), and finally designated the whole pagoda(塔). Sachal consists with lying low monastery and high-rise pagoda. Tapsa(塔寺), an archaic word of temple, is exactly the same as sachal, because chal means tap, pagoda. However, during the 7th century a Buddhist monk erroneously double-transliterated the Sanskrit 'kshetra,' meaning of land, into the same word as chal, even despite phonetic disaccord. Thereafter, sutra translators followed and copied the error for long centuries. It was the Japanese pioneer scholars that worsen the situation 100 years ago, to publish Sanskrit dictionaries with the errors insisting on phonetic transliteration, though pronunciation of 'kshe-' which is quite different from 'cha-.' Thereafter, upcoming scholars followed their fallacy without any verification. Fallacy of chal, meaning of land, dominates Buddhist community broadly, falling into conviction of collective fixed dogma in East Asia up to now. In the Buddhist community, it is the most important matter to recognize that the same language has become to refer completely different objects due to translation errors. As a research method, searching for corresponding Sanskrit words in translated sutras and dictionaries of Buddhism is predominant. Then, after analyzing the authenticity, the fallacy toward the truth will be corrected.

• 조형예술학연구
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.61-86
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• 2008

불교와 불교미술은 인도에서 발원하였지만, 그것들은 각 나라에 전파되면서 국제적인 환경을 만들어 냈다. 불교는 각 나라에 일종의 꾸러미의 형식으로 전파되었다. 예를 들면 불경, 불상과 불화의 도상과 양식, 건축과 그 기법, 복잡한 의식, 승려나 여승이 기거하는 사찰에서 건축적 요소와 그 기법들이 함께 소개되었다 불교의 시작은 인도의 아쇼카 왕조시기(reign of King Asoka)로 거슬러 올라가지만, 이후 각 나라의 정치적, 지적, 예술적, 종교적, 사회적, 자연적 환경, 지리적, 지질적 환경에 맞게 전개됐다. 불교미술은 토착화하면서 그 지역민을 닮은 상이 만들어 졌고, 또 지역마다 독특한 특색을 나타내면서 발전하기 시작했다. 스투파(stupa)와 차이챠 홀(chaitya hall)은 수도원의 독특한 분위기를 만들어 내곤 중앙아시아의 대상인들은 인도의 문화가 중국에 전해지는데 공헌했을 뿐만 아니라, 그들이 지나던 교역루트의 자연환경 덕분에 화려한 색채의 벽화들이 제작되고 보존될 수 있었다. 불교와 불교 미술이 중국과 한국, 일본에 전해졌을 때, 불교는 국가 제도와 사회적 조직의 일부가 되었다. 정치적 목적에 의해 거대한 불상들이 산속의 동굴에 만들어 지기도 했다. 중국은 스투파를 사각형의 기둥으로 변형시켰고, 기와를 얹은 지붕 형식의 탑을 만들어 냈다. 한국은 불교미술을 중국에서 일본으로 전파시켰을 뿐만 아니라, 고유한 방식으로 그것을 변형시켰다. 석굴암의 깊은 명상에 잠긴 듯한 보살상들의 이미지가 그 좋은 예이다. 중국에서는 신유교 철학이 국-가의 공식적인 이념이 되면서 선종의 부흥하기도 했으며, 일본의 선승들은 신도들의 명상을 북돋기 위해 선종 형식의 정원을 만들어 냈다. 티벳의 밀교에서도 불교미술의 중요한 발전양상을 확인할 수 있다. 밀교의 미술은 예술적 환경 뿐만 아니라, 지적이고 종교적인 것에도 속한다. 한편 티벳의 신들이 그들의 배우자를 안고 있는 모습은 신과 신자들의 융합을 상징하기도 한다. 불교미술은 독창적인 환경을 만들어 냈고, 여라 나라에 전파되면서, 상당한 변화를 낳았다.