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JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING RESEARCH,Vol.34,Issue4,P.309-319

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英文

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作者单位

[Sharma, Shilpa] Mumbai Univ, Coll Architecture, IES, Bombay, Maharashtra, India. [Deshpande, Shireesh] Delhi Dev Author, Delhi, India. [Deshpande, Shireesh] Gujarat Refinery Project, Baroda, Gujarat, India. [Deshpande, Shireesh] Indian Inst Architects, Bombay, Maharashtra, India. [Deshpande, Shireesh] RTM Nagpur Univ, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. Sharma, S (reprint author), Mumbai Univ, IES Coll Architecture, Bombay 400032, Maharashtra, India. E-Mail: shilpa.sharma@ies.edu

摘要

This study examines the sense of "sacredness" in Hindu temples with respect to their physical attributes and spatial arrangements, which help devotees focus on the sacredness within the temple, in contrast to the "profaneness" of the surrounding world. This is achieved through two main aspects - segregation from the world outside the temple and increasing concentration of thought on the object of worship - which are accomplished using several architectural strategies. Devotees encounter these architectural elements during their pedestrian pilgrimage from the entrance of the temple to their final confrontation with the deity in the innermost sanctum. Thus, the spatial composition of the temple's architecture induces certain behaviors and emotions that engender an attitude of contemplation within the worshipper. This article examines the architectural strategies used to influence the devotee's attitude toward worship and support the perception of the Hindu temple as a sacred space.