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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]]
A '''zayat''' ({{MYname|MY=ဇရပ်|MLCTS=ja. rap}}; {{IPA-my|zəjaʔ|IPA}}; from [[Mon language|Mon]] {{my|ဇြပ်}}) is a [[Burma|Burmese]] building found in almost every village. It serves primarily as a shelter for travelers, at the same time, is also an assembly place for religious occasions as well as meeting for the villagers to discuss the needs and plans of the village. [[Theravada]]
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Contributions, in money or labor, towards the construction, running or elaboration of a zayat are seen as [[
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 |
==Literature in English==
Because of the importance of ''zayat'' based evangelism to Adoniram Judson's mission, and the prominence that his first wife [[Ann Hasseltine Judson|Ann Hasseltine's]] letters gave his work, many Christian missionaries in Burma constructed and used one or more zayats, and their letters and journals were widely published by missionary boards and societies in the United States.
The first [[Fu Manchu]] story entitled ''The Zayat Kiss'' was published as a stand
==Gallery==
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File:Sagaing zayat.JPG|A Zayat at [[Sagaing]], Burma
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==See also==▼
*[[Kyaung]]
==References==
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▲==See also==
▲*[[Sala (architecture)]]
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[[Category:Places of worship in Burma]]▼
[[Category:Buddhism in Burma]]▼
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Myanmar]]
▲[[fr:Sala (architecture)]]
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