Srivijaya architecture

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Buddhist architecture Southeast Asian architecture architectural style

Srivijaya architecture is a style of early Southeast Asian Buddhist architecture characterized by Indian-influenced stupas, elaborate brick and stone temples, and rich maritime cultural syncretism centered in the Srivijaya empire.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Sailendra art and architecture	1

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist architecture ⓘ Southeast Asian architecture ⓘ architectural style ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Chaiya NERFINISHED ⓘ Jambi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kedah NERFINISHED ⓘ Palembang NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithPolity	Srivijaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArtStyle	Buddhist sculpture with Pala and local features ⓘ bronze Buddha and Bodhisattva images ⓘ ornamental stupika elements ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	Bodhisattva images ⓘ Buddhist reliefs ⓘ brick temples ⓘ elaborate terracotta ornamentation ⓘ lotus motifs ⓘ maritime trade-related iconography ⓘ monastery complexes ⓘ multi-tiered superstructures ⓘ stone temples ⓘ stupa bases with circular and square plans ⓘ stupas ⓘ use of laterite and brick masonry ⓘ viharas ⓘ
hasConstructionTechnique	baked brick bonding with clay mortar ⓘ stone foundations with brick superstructures ⓘ use of wooden elements on masonry bases ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	Srivijaya Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature	cosmological symbolism of Mount Meru ⓘ integration of Buddhist and indigenous deities ⓘ syncretism of Indian and local beliefs ⓘ
hasFunction	educational center for Buddhist studies ⓘ monastic residence ⓘ pilgrimage center ⓘ religious worship ⓘ royal patronage display ⓘ
hasGeographicRegion	Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMaterial	brick ⓘ laterite ⓘ stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ terracotta ⓘ wood (superstructures and ancillary buildings) ⓘ
hasNotableSite	Batujaya temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Candi Gumpung NERFINISHED ⓘ Candi Kedaton NERFINISHED ⓘ Candi Tinggi NERFINISHED ⓘ Muara Takus temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Muaro Jambi temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Palembang archaeological remains ⓘ
hasReligiousAffiliation	Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vajrayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	10th century ⓘ 11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ
influenced	Thai Peninsula Buddhist sites ⓘ early Javanese Buddhist architecture ⓘ later Malay Buddhist architecture ⓘ
influencedBy	Amaravati school of art NERFINISHED ⓘ Andhra Buddhist architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Gupta architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Buddhist architecture ⓘ Pala architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ South Indian temple architecture ⓘ local Austronesian building traditions ⓘ
relatedTo	Buddhist pilgrimage routes between India and China ⓘ maritime trade networks ⓘ

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Chaiya → architecturalStyle → Srivijaya architecture ⓘ

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this entity surface form: Sailendra art and architecture