Engineering:Kenimadala
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Short description: Architectural term used in mediaeval Sinhalese timber structures
Kenimadala is an architectural term utilised in medieval Sinhalese timber structures.[1] It is used to describe the circular roof plate or structural member where the rafters, śalākā, connect at the apex of a domed or conical roof.[2] The roof of a dageba or cetiya, above the stupa were generally domical in shape and were constructed of timber rafters which were held together on the top by means of a circular boss or kenimandala.
It is also known as Kannikā in Pali,[3] which means 'sun-gate', as it represents the doorway where the worthy or arhat leave the world.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Chandana, Jayawardana; K. Peiris; S. Wijesinghe (2015). "Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka". Historical Timber Structures in Sri Lanka: A Review on Pekada, Kenimandala and Madolkurupawa 47: 63.
- ↑ Snodgrass, Adrian (1992). The Symbolism of the Stupa. Motilal Banarsidass Publisher. p. 280. ISBN 9788120807815.
- ↑ "Dictionary Definition - kaṇṇikā". Buddhist Door. https://www2.buddhistdoor.net/dictionary/details/kannika.
- ↑ Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (2020). The Door in the Sky: Coomaraswamy on Myth and Meaning. Princeton University Press. p. 237. ISBN 9780691219332.
External links
- ICOMOS International Committee on Wood. Colombo: International Council on Monuments and Sites. 1993.
Further reading
- Colonial Modernities: Building, Dwelling and Architecture in British India and Ceylon. Routledge. 2007. ISBN 9781134150250.
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