Sunday, January 16, 2011

071209 Wat Had Siaw 6 - meditation corridor

An interruption to normal programming - a 'special feature' series of posts on Wat Had Siaw in Chomphet district of Luang Prabang. Please see part 1 of this series for background info on this place & the reason for this 'special feature'.



Facing the viharn is the long narrow building for the practice of walking meditation:

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Apparently only 4 temples in Luang Prabang have such a structure, & 3 of them are on this side of the Mekong (the other two being Wat Long Khoun & Wat Khok Phab). The cat has yet to come across any mention of similar structures in temples elsewhere - do they now exist only in Luang Prabang?

Like the viharn, this structure is also crumbling - parts of the roof are gone:

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Instead of windows, it has only small openings along its length for ventilation, & a single door in the middle:

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The floor of the interior was littered with bits & pieces of the roof & plaster that had cracked off the walls:

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The wall facing the viharn is keeling over:

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1 comment:

hhhaaaooonnn said...

I am very curious about and interested in these walking meditation corridors. Is there anywhere I can get more information?