The octagonal tumuli are considered to have been made based on the idea that the octagon suits a king who shows his ruling power in eight (all) directions of the world, which came from Chinese political philosophy in general. |
八角墳の意味については、広い意味での中国政治思想の八角形が天下八方の支配者にふさわしいという思想の影響が考えられる。 |