Bamiyan

Buddhist cave temples in Afghanistan

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3208481
AutoresTakayasu Higuchi (autor de correspondencia), Gina L Barnes (0000-0001-5736-6837), Gina Barnes (0000-0002-8093-0245)
Año1995
Volumen27
Número2
Páginas282-302
Fecha de publicación1995-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.1995.9980308
OpenAlexW2090831954
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas3

The Kyoto University Archaeological Mission carried out research on the Bamiyan caves in Afghanistan between 1970 and 1978. We aimed at making a general photogrammatic map of the whole area, attributing numbers to all the caves and documenting their murals. The principal cliff extends over 1,300 m linear distance and its maximum height is 150 m. More than 750 Buddhist caves were hollowed out along this cliff. The caves consist of several types of construction: two niches of standing Grand Buddhas, five niches of Seated Buddhas, domed‐ceiling caves, vaulted‐ceiling caves, laternendecke‐ceiling caves and flat ceiling caves. About fifty caves have murals remaining inside; various types of figures are depicted in these: buddhas, decorated buddhas, boddhisatva figures (particularly Avalokitesvara) and circular mandala motifs are popular Some designs were influenced by Sassanian art

Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · Cave · Ceiling (cloud · Cliff · Geography · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Geology · Islamic Studies and History · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East