Kenimadala information

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]

^ 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. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (2020). The Door in the Sky: Coomaraswamy on Myth and Meaning. Princeton University Press. p. 237. ISBN 9780691219332.

[Engineer-1] 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.

[2] Snodgrass, Adrian (1992). The Symbolism of the Stupa. Motilal Banarsidass Publisher. p. 280. ISBN 9788120807815.

[3] "Dictionary Definition - kaṇṇikā". Buddhist Door. Retrieved 12 December 2022.

[4] Coomaraswamy, Ananda K. (2020). The Door in the Sky: Coomaraswamy on Myth and Meaning. Princeton University Press. p. 237. ISBN 9780691219332.

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