Ubosot

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Ubosot is the main ordination hall in a Thai Buddhist temple complex, used for important monastic rituals and ceremonies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist religious building
ordination hall
accessRestrictedTo monks during certain rituals
alsoKnownAs Bot
architecturalStyle Thai temple architecture
associatedWith uposatha observance days
contains principal Buddha statue of the temple
country Thailand
culturalContext Thai culture
decorativeElements colored glass inlay
gilded carvings
stucco ornamentation
derivedFrom Pali term uposatha
distinguishedFrom Viharn
foundIn royal temples
village temples
function formal Sangha acts
space reserved for fully ordained monks
governsRituals ordination of bhikkhus
recitation of Patimokkha
hasEntrance ornate doorways
hasFeature Buddha image on main altar
Buddhist iconography
Buddhist murals
decorated pediments
gabled roof
raised platform for monks
sima boundary stones
hasSeatingArrangement monks seated according to seniority
hasType main hall
hasWindows narrow decorated windows
influencedBy Theravada monastic law (Vinaya) NERFINISHED
languageOfName Thai
legalStatusInSangha consecrated ritual space
locationWithinTemple central area of temple grounds
orientation often oriented east–west
partOf Thai Buddhist temple complex
region Southeast Asia
religion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
requires formal consecration ceremony
roofType multi-tiered roof
surroundedBy eight boundary stones
symbolism sacred boundary of monastic community
ThaiName อุโบสถ
timePeriodOfUse Rattanakosin period to present NERFINISHED
usedFor Buddhist ceremonies
important monastic rituals
monastic ordination ceremonies
visitedBy lay Buddhists

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Wat Phra Singh hasPart Ubosot