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{{Short description|Burmese pavilion that serve as assembly place for religious events and shelter for travellers}}
{{for|people named Zayat|Zayat (surname)}}
[[File:BurmeseZayat.jpg|thumb|Illustration of a traditional Burmese zayat]]
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[[File:Thudhamma Zayat.jpg|thumb|The ''Thudamma'' Zayat in [[Mandalay]] was built during the [[Konbaung Dynasty]].]]
Contributions, in money or labor, towards the construction, running or elaboration of a zayat are seen as [[dāna]] (meritorious charity). Thus zayats are generally built in a more durable and costly manner than most private houses. The labor is normally provided by locals, while the financing may be local or remote.<ref>{{cite book | first=William and Robert | last=Chambers | title=Chambers's Information for the People, Vol. II | publisher=J.B. Lippincott & Co. | location=Philadelphia | year=1857}} as seen at [https://books.google.com/books?
Some zayats have evolved other functions over time. For example, the Jivitadana Sangha Hospital for Buddhist monks and nuns began as a clinic at a zayat.<ref>{{cite web | title=Health and Helplines | work=The Yangon Directory | url=http://www.yangondirectory.com.mm/ydg_GeneralInfo/Health_N_Helplines.asp | access-date=2006-06-04}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[Kyaung]]
*[[Sala kan parian]]
*[[Sala (Thai architecture)|Sala (architecture)]]
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[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Buddhism in Myanmar]]
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