The shinbashira (心柱, also 真柱 or 刹/擦 satsu)[1] is a central pillar at the core of a pagoda or similar structure. The shinbashira has long been thought[2] to be the key to the Japanese pagoda's notable earthquake resistance, when newer concrete buildings may collapse.
- ^ System, Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users. "JAANUS / shinbashira 心柱". www.aisf.or.jp.
- ^ "Why pagodas don't fall down". The Economist Newspaper. The Economist Newspaper. Dec 18, 1997. Retrieved 12 March 2014.