The constructional geometry of early Javanese temples Beynon, David and Datta, Sambit 2013, The constructional geometry of early Javanese temples, in OPEN 2013 : Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, Qld., pp. 327-339. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The constructional geometry of early Javanese temples Author(s) Beynon, David orcid.org/0000-0002-8715-7582 Datta, Sambit Conference name Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand. Conference (30th : 2013 : Gold Coast, Queensland) Conference location Gold Coast, Queensland Conference dates 2-5 Jul. 2013 Title of proceedings OPEN 2013 : Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand Editor(s) Brown, Alexandra Leach, Andrew Publication date 2013 Conference series Annual Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand Start page 327 End page 339 Total pages 13 Publisher Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand Place of publication Gold Coast, Qld. Summary The early development of Hindu Javanese architecture can be traced through interpretation of epigraphs, archaeological excavations, and comparison of extant temples with other traditions. However, while many scholars have speculated on connections between Javanese Hindu temples and presumed antecedents in India, these have been made on the basis of visual comparison and epigraphic interpretations. No Indian temple has been conclusively shown to be a model for the earliest Javanese temples. Archaeologist and temple historian Michael Meister has shown in his analysis of the geometric composition of early Hindu temples in South Asia how a ritual sixty-four square mandala was the geometric basis of temple construction during the formative period (fifth to eighth century) of the Indian architectural tradition. Working from an understanding of temple construction sequence as well as their ritual underpinnings, Meister found that the sixtyfour square mandala's dimensions correlate closely to the constructed dimensions at the level of the vedibandha (which corresponds with the plan level of the sanctuary threshold). Furthermore, he shows how the horizontal profile of the cella depends on the number of offsets and the proportional relationships between ech offset based on the subdivision of the sixty-four square grid. The authors have investigated whether a similar compositional basis can be found for the earliest Javanese temples on the Dieng Plateau in the highlands of central Java, despite differences in architectonic and symbolic expression. The analysis of relationships between ritual geometry and actual temple layouts for these buildings has the potential to furthering our understanding of the connections between Hindu temples in Java and those in India. ISBN 098760550X 9780987605504 Language eng Field of Research 120101 Architectural Design 120102 Architectural Heritage and Conservation 080110 Simulation and Modelling Socio Economic Objective 950502 Understanding Asia's Past HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed HERDC collection year 2013 Copyright notice ©2013, Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30058801 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Architecture and Built Environment   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 09 Dec 2013, 10:43:34 EST Mon, 09 Dec 2013, 10:58:29 EST Tue, 17 Dec 2013, 14:01:48 EST Mon, 03 Mar 2014, 16:13:02 EST Wed, 05 Mar 2014, 08:45:53 EST Mon, 23 Mar 2015, 09:16:00 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 398 Abstract Views, 5 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 09 Dec 2013, 10:43:34 EST