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stone (心礎, shinso), prevents it from oscillating. this structure was adopted not as a measure against earthquakes but because, with aging, the wood of the pagoda, whose grain is mostly horizontal, tends to shrink more than that of the vertical shaft, causing the opening of a gap between the two at the roof
"external bow"l), on which rests the entire finial. because it covers the top of the roof in order to prevent leaks, it normally has as many sides as the roof itself (four, six or eight). [ ] stone pagodas[ edit ] the most important stone pagoda having a finial is the hōkyōintō . usually made in stone...
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