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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]]
[[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==
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*[[Sala kan parian]]
*[[Sala (Thai architecture)|Sala (architecture)]]
==References==
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[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Buddhism in Myanmar]]
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