Kinkinimala, Kiṅkiṇīmālā, Kinkini-mala: 1 definition
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Kinkinimala means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Kiṅkiṇīmālā (किङ्किणीमाला) refers to “rows of bells (attached to banners)”, which commonly decorated the Vimānas (temple complex) of ancient India, as vividly depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—Page 92.24-31: A Devī-vimāna is described as being decorated with rubies, pearls-pendants and festoons, rows of bells (kiṅkiṇīmālā) attached to banners, rows of vaijayantī flags fixed on the top, lotus-medallions formed by the inset work of rubies, figures of the lotus-pond and thus giving appearance of Padma-vimāna. [...]
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Partial matches: Maala, Kinkini, Mala.
Starts with: Kinkini-malainel, Kinkinimalai.
Full-text: Kinkini.
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