Sala
A sala is a shaded rest pavilion for anyone to sit under. Originally they were open for any travellers who needed to rest for the night. Salas can be found all over the country in and out of wats. They can be at the roadside or in town centres. A sala usually doesn’t have walls and a sala in temple grounds is normally called a salawat. Some wats have a large sala called a Sala Kan Prian. These places function as sermon pavilions for the monks to preach to the lay community or for monks to study for the Prian exam. They can be semi or fully enclosed and can be very large.