Investor Presentaiton
Vol. 8, No. 1
Haoribao et al.: Arrangement Plan of Inner Mongolia Buddhist Temple
Interestingly, these temples originated from Inner Mongolia, the southern part
of Mongolia. And the architectural design of these temples has been primarily
influenced by the architecture of Han Buddhist temples and Tibetan temples.
Therefore, these temples' architecture is considered a vital sample for studying
temple architecture in Mongolia and East Asia. Until now, these temples have been
relatively well preserved for a long time, fortunately. Yet, due to there is still no
systematic study on this subject, the value of these old buildings is not widely
recognized by society, there are many cases where they are demolished during
repairs.
Therefore, there is great value and significance to study the temples of Inner
Mongolia and systematically clarify the characteristics of Mongolian temple
architecture not only in Mongolia but also in the architectural history of East Asia,
and there is an urgent need to make the value known to society. This study focuses
on Buddhist temples in the Inner Mongolia region and considers the arrangement
plan of the temple, which is the most important aspect in the design and first stage
of temple construction.
Literature Review
The previous study on the architecture of the Tibet Buddhist temple in Inner
Mongolia is mainly summarized in two studies, mainly by Japanese and Chinese
researchers.
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Studies of Japanese researchers are "Notes of the Mongolian Plateau Crossing"
by Mongolian investigation class of Eastern Archaeological Society of Japan in
1930-1940, "Mongolian Academic Temple" by Gajin Nagao, a Buddhist scholar
from Eastern Culture Research Institute, “Mongolian Buddhist travelogue” by
Akira Suganuma, “A Comprehensive Survey of Buddhist Temples at Western
Inner Mongolia: A Study on the History of Mongolian Buddhist Architecture (Part
1)" and "The process for Establishment of Buddhist Temple Ushin Dzuu and Its
Spatial Structure: A Study on the History of Mongolian Buddhist Architecture
(Part 2)" by Bao Muping.
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These studies are valuable materials that record the appearance of temple
architecture at that time. Still, they are limited to a few temples in Inner Mongolia
and have not yet clarified the characteristics of the whole Inner Mongolia temple.
6. Toa Archaeology Society Mongolian Survey Group, Notes of the Mongolian Plateau
Crossing (Asahi Shimbun Press, 1945).
7. Nagao Gajin, Mongolian Academic Temple (Chuko Bunko, 1992).
8. Suganuma Akira, Mongolian Buddhist Travelogue (Shunmei Sha, 2004).
9. Muping Bao, "A Comprehensive Survey of Buddhist Temples at Western Inner Mongolia:
A Study on the History of Mongolian Buddhist Architecture (Part 1)," in Summaries of Technical
Papers of Annual Meeting, 193-194 (Architectural Institute of Japan, 2007).
10. Bao, "The Process for Establishment of Buddhist Temple Ushin Dzuu and its Spatial
Structure: A Study on the History of Mongolian Buddhist Architecture (Part 2)," in Summaries of
Technical Papers of Annual Meeting, 195-196 (Architectural Institute of Japan, 2007).
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