The Sangkhawat contains the living quarters of the monks. It also lies within the wall surrounding the whole temple compound. The sangkhawat area can have the following buildings:
Kuti – originally a small structure, built on stilts, designed to house a monk, with its proper size defined in the Sangkhathiset, rule 6, to be 12 by 7 kheup (4.013 by 2.343 meters). Modern kutis take on the shape of an apartment building with small rooms for the monks.
The sangkhawat can also contain the 'Ho rakhang' (bell tower) and even the 'Sala Kan Parian' (sermon hall).
It will house most of the functional buildings such as a kitchen building where food can be prepared by lay people, and sanitary buildings.