| Title |
The Study on the Architectural Element of the Stupa in the Stura |
| Authors |
Kim Bue-Dyel ; Cho Jeong-Sik |
| Keywords |
Stura ; Stupa ; Architectural Element |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to examine the architectural elements of a stupa, which was indicated in the Sutras. The Sutras is describing the structural element and the decorative element in each section by dividing the structural elements of a stupa into three sections such as the stylobate(基壇), trunk(塔身), pinnacle(相輪). The structural classification in a stupa comprises 3 divisions such as the stylobate, trunk, and pinnacle from the early period. And, within this composition, each of sections i.e. stairs, railing and pinnacle, symbolizes the religious territoriality and the division in sacredness and profaneness, which a stupa possesses. In the Sutras is being described the detail composition for a stupa as a part of pujana(供養) to Buddha. Among them, the elements, which indicate the detail character in architecture, are representative of flower, various colors, and the Seven Treasures(gold, silver, lapis, crystal, coral, agate, pearl). Like this, the compositional elements in the architectural structure based on the Sutras are prescribed so that a stupa can have the elements of the forms different from the general architecture. And, the pujana to Buddha are shown as the enshrinement object of the surface or the inside in a stupa, thus the design element of a stupa came to be revised. |