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A Commemorative Book by the Thai Students at the East-West Center on the Occasion of the Presentation of the Asia Pacific Community Building Award and Dedication of the Royal Sala Thai
92:, although they can also be at 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 106:(ศาลาการเปรียญ), meaning 'pavilion where monks learn for the Parian examination'. The city halls or offices of the province governors are called 273: 423: 428: 132:(ศาลาริมถนน) and may be used as a bus stop. If on a riverbank or canal at a landing-place for watercraft, they are called 359: 303: 323:
Michael Witzel (2003), "Vedas and Upaniṣads", in The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism (Editor: Gavin Flood), Blackwell,
418: 328: 386: 413: 204: 197: 121: 241: 70:, used as a meeting place and to give people shade. With etymological roots in the Sanskrit 342: 210: 8: 192: 408: 324: 228: 157: 124:. In rural areas, travelers can use them to rest and reflect. These salas are called 24: 246: 102: 80:('provincial hall'). Most are open on all four sides. They are found throughout 176:
for corn, room or house, etc. The owner or the head of the house is called the
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In Thailand, they have many purposes similar to the roadside pavilions of
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can hear sermons or receive religious instruction. These are called
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in Atharvaveda and later in various Indian languages denotes
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Wat Muang Khae Pier built in Sala Thai manner by the
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in a broad and generic sense, with meanings such as
400: 271: 96:(ศาลาวัด). Some temples have large salas where 317: 160:, which has been dated to 1200 BC to 1000 BC. 180:in Atharvaveda. Term "sala" is a cognate of 34:A Sala Thai given by the Thai government at 304:"vedic Index of names and subjects, Vol II" 340: 187: 272:Hiranthanawiwat, Suphawat (2013-09-27). 191: 29: 18: 387:Elements and parts of Thai architecture 298: 296: 294: 222:Parc du Denantou, Lausanne, Switzerland 184:शाल, meaning hall, large room or shed. 401: 334: 136:(ศาลาท่าน้ำ 'water pier pavilions'). 57: 352: 291: 395:, Honolulu, East-west Center, 2008. 225:Kurpark, Bad Homburg v.d.H, Germany 207:, Madison, Wisconsin, United States 148:earliest known mention is found in 13: 14: 440: 380: 213:, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 265: 1: 424:Traditional Thai architecture 258: 429:National symbols of Thailand 139: 7: 235: 128:. One at the roadside is a 10: 445: 364:Spoken Sanskrit Dictionary 205:Olbrich Botanical Gardens 198:Olbrich Botanical Gardens 54: 419:Architecture in Thailand 254:, the Burmese equivalent 242:Architecture of Thailand 217:Ueno Zoological Gardens 200: 188:Salas outside Thailand 42: 27: 195: 152:, which is an Indian 33: 22: 306:. 1912. p. 376 62:), also known as a 414:Hindu architecture 391:East-West Center, 201: 43: 28: 231:, Munich, Germany 158:sanskrit language 88:temple areas, or 25:Chao Phraya River 436: 374: 373: 371: 370: 356: 350: 349: 347: 341:Michael Witzel. 338: 332: 321: 315: 314: 312: 311: 300: 289: 288: 286: 284: 269: 211:East–West Center 61: 59:[sǎːlaː] 56: 444: 443: 439: 438: 437: 435: 434: 433: 399: 398: 383: 378: 377: 368: 366: 358: 357: 353: 345: 339: 335: 322: 318: 309: 307: 302: 301: 292: 282: 280: 270: 266: 261: 247:Ordination hall 238: 190: 142: 130:sala rim thanon 103:sala kan parian 17: 12: 11: 5: 442: 432: 431: 426: 421: 416: 411: 397: 396: 389: 382: 381:External links 379: 376: 375: 351: 333: 316: 290: 263: 262: 260: 257: 256: 255: 249: 244: 237: 234: 233: 232: 226: 223: 220: 219:, Tokyo, Japan 214: 208: 189: 186: 141: 138: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 441: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 406: 404: 394: 390: 388: 385: 384: 365: 361: 355: 344: 337: 330: 326: 320: 305: 299: 297: 295: 279: 275: 268: 264: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 239: 230: 227: 224: 221: 218: 215: 212: 209: 206: 203: 202: 199: 196:Thai sala at 194: 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 137: 135: 131: 127: 123: 118: 116: 115: 109: 105: 104: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 74: 69: 66:, is an open 65: 60: 52: 48: 41: 37: 32: 26: 21: 16:Open pavilion 392: 367:. Retrieved 363: 354: 336: 319: 308:. Retrieved 281:. Retrieved 277: 267: 177: 173: 172:for cattle, 169: 165: 161: 145: 143: 134:sala tha nam 133: 129: 125: 119: 111: 107: 101: 93: 77: 71: 63: 46: 44: 329:0-631215352 178:"sala-pati" 156:written in 150:Atharvaveda 112:sala klang 108:sala wa kan 403:Categories 369:2012-06-11 310:2020-01-01 283:31 January 278:The Nation 259:References 154:Hindu text 78:sala klang 409:Pavilions 331:, page 68 144:The term 140:Etymology 126:sala asai 64:Sala Thai 236:See also 229:Westpark 114:changwat 86:Buddhist 82:Thailand 68:pavilion 36:Ueno Zoo 170:"stall" 166:"house" 94:salawat 360:"sala" 327:  174:"shed" 162:"Sala" 146:"sala" 346:(PDF) 252:Zayat 182:Hindi 122:Asoka 98:laity 40:Tokyo 325:ISBN 285:2018 90:wats 73:sala 55:ศาลา 51:Thai 47:sala 84:in 405:: 362:. 293:^ 276:. 53:: 45:A 38:, 372:. 348:. 313:. 287:. 49:(

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Chao Phraya River

Ueno Zoo
Tokyo
Thai
[sǎːlaː]
pavilion
sala
Thailand
Buddhist
wats
laity
sala kan parian
changwat
Asoka
Atharvaveda
Hindu text
sanskrit language
Hindi

Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
East–West Center
Ueno Zoological Gardens
Westpark
Architecture of Thailand
Ordination hall
Zayat
"The 'sala': architectural embodiment of Thai identity"

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