“ghaṭa-pallava”的意思、由来-百科全书

ghaṭa-pallava

Indian art

in Indian art, important decorative motif consisting of a pot filled with flowers and leaves. In Vedic literature it is the symbol of life, the source of vegetation, a meaning that is still retained. The motif occurred in Indian art almost from its inception and has been used prominently in all periods. From the 5th century the ghaṭa-pallava began to be used in architecture, particularly in northern India, both as the base and capital of a pillar, and it continued in such use until the 15th century.

The “full vessel” (pūrṇa-ghaṭa, pūrṇa-kalaśa) is also employed in the rituals of Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain sects as a ceremonial offering to the deity or to an honoured guest and as an auspicious symbol used to decorate shrines and buildings. The vessel is filled with water and vegetation, often a coconut, and is encircled with a ritual cord. As a symbol of abundance and the source of life, the full vessel—both as ceremonial object and as decorative motif—may be considered in a Hindu context to be symbolic also of Śrī, or Lakṣmī, the Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune.

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释义	ghaṭa-pallava Indian art in Indian art, important decorative motif consisting of a pot filled with flowers and leaves. In Vedic literature it is the symbol of life, the source of vegetation, a meaning that is still retained. The motif occurred in Indian art almost from its inception and has been used prominently in all periods. From the 5th century the ghaṭa-pallava began to be used in architecture, particularly in northern India, both as the base and capital of a pillar, and it continued in such use until the 15th century. The “full vessel” (pūrṇa-ghaṭa, pūrṇa-kalaśa) is also employed in the rituals of Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain sects as a ceremonial offering to the deity or to an honoured guest and as an auspicious symbol used to decorate shrines and buildings. The vessel is filled with water and vegetation, often a coconut, and is encircled with a ritual cord. As a symbol of abundance and the source of life, the full vessel—both as ceremonial object and as decorative motif—may be considered in a Hindu context to be symbolic also of Śrī, or Lakṣmī, the Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune.
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