Buddhist Temple

Structure of Buddhist Temple

Buddhawas Zone Sangkhawas Zone

 Buddhawas Zone/
Religious and Ceremonial Area

หอไตร ศาลาการเปรี ยญ

Kuti หอฉัน หอสวดมนต์

 Sangkhawas Zone/
Residential Area for monks

Chedi Viharn/ Sermon hall Bot / Ubosoth / ordination hall

Classification of Buddhist temple

Royal Common
temples temples
 Temple Architectures

Bot / Ubosoth / ordination hall Viharn/ Sermon hall

Sema / marker stone

Khmer-style
cornshaped stupa Siva’s weapon
apex

Leaf-like lotus petal

decorative element

lotus amulet

niches on four sides

superimposed
lion-footed pedestals
 topmost orb

Circular tapering final amulet

Layers of receding circular

molding on top of stupa

Small columns,
Square form
balusters
representing a throne

Bell-shaped form
(body of the stupa)

superimposed
circular pedestals

Circular stupa
(Lankan bell shape)
 Tapering finial

Layers of receding
circular moldings on Upper part
top of a stupa
Lotus-bud top

20-cornered
indented pillar
Superimposed moldings Central part
in the shape of a
double-tiered tray

Receding tiers in the

form of overtuned and
uptuned lutus

Unadorned square base

Lower part of the structure

Lotus-bud stupa
(Sukhothai style)
Indented bell-shaped form
(body of the stupa)
Lotus mold

superimposed
lion-footed pedestals

Squared based
stupa with indented