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[edit] Temples in Vietnam

wat —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.71.38.34 (talk) 19:06, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

After doing some research, I've learned that in Vietnam a temple is a den as opposed to a wat. Would that justify a separate page for den (currently a disambiguation page) to described manners of temples in Vietnam? I know I was surprised to find the other three continental SE Asian countries with Buddhist influence/prominence listed on the wat article but Vietnam absent until I saw the language difference. However, surely there are similarities in the temples, i.e., they were used for one type of religious practice hundreds of years ago and then converted to a new purpose by Theravada/Mahayana monks or they too have reclining/seated Buddha statues and pagoda-like features?

Perhaps there exists an expert or two to address my questions? Muaddib 05:17, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merging Sala kan parian and Wat?

User:Pak21 suggested on 26 July 2007 that Sala kan parian be merged into this article. Though a "Sala kan parian" is also a building within a wat, I would rather suggest merging it into Sala (architecture), because a "Sala kan parian" is just a subset of different possible salas. There are for instance:

• Sala Rai - multipurpose salas,
• Sala Loi - "Floating Sala" like at the front of Wat Suthat - they are a bit raised for the king to watch the swinging ceremony at the Sao Ching Cha (contrary to Sala Din: "Ground-Level Sala"),
• Sala Nam - small pavilon at a khlong to wait for the water-bus,
• Sala kan parian - study pavilon,
• ...

--hdamm 16:27, 23 September 2007 (UTC)