Abstract:
The Buddhist Scripture Hall or Tripitaka Hall is the Buddhist architecture which is important no less than the others. It uses for keeping the Buddhist palm-leaf scripture. The Hall can be classified into three architectural formats. The first one is the wooden hall made of wood all dwelling and the second one is made of wood on upper part and brick as well as lime on lower part. The last one is made of brick and lime all dwelling. Because the first format halls have outstanding style, this thesis is focusing on them by studying through the documents and surveying. These focused ones were built in the last period of Ayutthaya and the beginning period of Rattanakosin and located, nowadays, in central of Thailand. These halls can be found in both shrine and monastery and also area between them. The plan can be classified into two types; the rectangle one and the square one. These types of plan directly relate to the architectural style, especially the well-known roof forms which are the gable roof and the fourgable- end roof. These Tripitaka Halls unique style can respond to its function. For instance, its position which is located on the central of pond can protect the palm-leaf scripture from termites, its plan format which responds to its main function indicates its significance as Tripitaka Hall and also its wooden structure for constructing small hall which is one of Thais wisdom. These days, Tripitaka Hall has been depreciated and deserted owing to changing of palm-leaf manuscript form into made-of-paper book form. Although, nowadays, not used anymore, Tripitaka Hall should be significantly conserved along with the essential Buddhism.