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Buddhist Temple - Sala Thai
Feel free to use the image in whatever way you want! I would be very grateful for a credit link to www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/ IF you publish this image on a reputable website (such as about.com) or in a reputable newspaper. Thank you!
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I just discovered this amazing Sala Thai with a Buddha statue, which was built on a platform, surrounded by a small water basin. The Statue of Buddha is approximately 11 feet / 3.50 meters in height and was sacred by the abbot of the Buddharama monastery (Waalwijk).
I really love the reflection of the temple in combination with the amazing colors of autumn.
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What's a "Sala Thai"?
A Sala (Thai: ศาลา; Khmer: សាលា), also known as a sala Thai, is an open pavilion, used as a meeting place and to protect people from sun and rain. Most are open on all four sides. They are found throughout Thailand in Buddhist temple areas, or Wats, although they can also be located in other places. A person who builds a sala at a temple or in a public place gains religious merit. A sala located in a temple is called a salawat. Some temples have large salas where laity can hear sermons or receive religious instructions. These are called sala kan parian (pavilion where monks learn for the Parian examination).
In Thailand, they have many purposes similar to the roadside pavilions of Asoka. In rural areas, travelers can use them to rest and reflect. These salas are called sala asai. One at the roadside is a sala rim thanon and may be used as a bus stop. If on a riverbank or canal at a landing-place for watercraft, they are called sala tha nam (“water pier pavilions”).
Buddhist Temple - Sala Thai
Feel free to use the image in whatever way you want! I would be very grateful for a credit link to www.planetofsuccess.com/blog/ IF you publish this image on a reputable website (such as about.com) or in a reputable newspaper. Thank you!
__________
I just discovered this amazing Sala Thai with a Buddha statue, which was built on a platform, surrounded by a small water basin. The Statue of Buddha is approximately 11 feet / 3.50 meters in height and was sacred by the abbot of the Buddharama monastery (Waalwijk).
I really love the reflection of the temple in combination with the amazing colors of autumn.
__________
What's a "Sala Thai"?
A Sala (Thai: ศาลา; Khmer: សាលា), also known as a sala Thai, is an open pavilion, used as a meeting place and to protect people from sun and rain. Most are open on all four sides. They are found throughout Thailand in Buddhist temple areas, or Wats, although they can also be located in other places. A person who builds a sala at a temple or in a public place gains religious merit. A sala located in a temple is called a salawat. Some temples have large salas where laity can hear sermons or receive religious instructions. These are called sala kan parian (pavilion where monks learn for the Parian examination).
In Thailand, they have many purposes similar to the roadside pavilions of Asoka. In rural areas, travelers can use them to rest and reflect. These salas are called sala asai. One at the roadside is a sala rim thanon and may be used as a bus stop. If on a riverbank or canal at a landing-place for watercraft, they are called sala tha nam (“water pier pavilions”).