云南南传佛寺大殿建筑风格谱系探析OACSSCI

Centring on the formal characteristics of the vihāras(main halls)of Theravāda wats in Yunnan Province,this study identifies four stylistic categories,Han style,Burmese style,Sino-Burmese style,and Tai-Lue style,based on an analysis of five key architectural elements:roof form,base form,entrance space and auxiliary structures,beam frame type,and jujia(raising purlins to determine the roof curve)and shengqi(increasing columns' height from the central bay towards the corners).The study further derives the most representative archetypes—classic Han style,classic Burmese style,and classic Tai-Lue style,and eight typical composite types that integrate multiple elements,which include:(1)triple-eave Han-style with front porch,(2)Han-style with front pavilion,(3)Han-style pile-dwelling,(4)Burmese-style with ridge pavilion,(5)Han-style with ridge pavilion Ⅰ,(6)Han-style with ridge pavilion Ⅱ,(7)Sino-Jetavana(multi-tiered overhanging gable roof)style,and(8)stacked Tai-Lue style.The study discovers that the architectural styles of the vihāras of Theravāda wats in Yunnan exhibit a trend of sinicisation,tran-sitioning from Ruili in the Dehong region and the Xishuangbanna region towards Pu'er and Lincang;the examples in the Dehong region demonstrate a higher degree of stylistic diversity.