水之意——水与印度的关系初探

The Artistic Conception of Water --Prelimilary Discusing on the Relationship between Water and India

该文首先从科学、哲学、宗教和人文四个方面简单阐述了水的四个基本意向。然后,对水和印度的密切关系进行了初步探讨,描述了印度水井网络及其和日常生活的关系。圣地——瓦拉纳西、圣水—恒河,以及Ghat(河阶)这种建筑形式的特殊意义。最后,描绘了两种具有典型意义的“水井”——vav(阶台水井),kund(贡德),并以最华丽的Ranikivav和最著名的SuryaKund为例,介绍了他们的基本形态。

First, the article expounds the basic meaning of water from four aspects-science, philosophy, religion and context. Then, some preliminary research are done to describe the closely relationship between water and India Including Ghat, Vav, Kund.