Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v6.c41.s14.36

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There are two other classes of religious structures, known as the Thein and the Pitakat-Taik. The former is the ordination hall for priests, which would seem to correspond with the Bot of Siam, except that they are not as a rule found in the temple enclosure, as in the latter country. The Upali-Thein in Pagān, dating from the thirteenth century, is 'rectangular on plan and is divided into nave and side aisles by arcades and arches. The centre aisle or nave is loftier than the side aisles, and in section the structure is similar to that of a *Chaitya* temple (or of a Christian church, except that there are no clerestory windows). The summit of the roof is decorated with terra-cotta ridge tiles, and in the centre is an attenuated *dāgaba*. On the top of the nave and aisle walls is a cresting or pierced parapet similar to that which crowns the terrace walls of the pagodas. The interior is said to be decorated with fine and brilliant frescoes.'⁴