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- But in Cambodia, the wats seem to have fallen under a spell; things are eerily quiet; at some wats, the only monks I saw were children.
You know, the gardens behind, you know, the, the Angora Wat.
- You know, the gardens behind, you know, the, the Angora Wat.
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You'll also want to see one of the wats of Bangkok.
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The wats in Laos and Thailand, even in Burma, hum with activity, the old ripening the young.
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I should like to meet this Wat.
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You stole it from the Wat?
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Anything with the word "wat" in front, we found, means a Buddhist temple.
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A memorial to the Forgotten Army's dead is on the right, just across from a Burmese-influenced Thai wat.
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In the face of an invasion by the Khmer Empire of Cambodia, the builders of Angkor Wat united under a King of Kings.
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Perhaps I was getting tired because at Bakong, after walking the causeway across the moat, my attention was diverted by the modern Wat off to the right.
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Visitors often come to admire the intricate details of the wat in Chiang Mai.
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The peaceful atmosphere around the wat offers a perfect spot for meditation.
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Etymology
Wat is the word for a Buddhist temple in Thailand and Cambodia and comes from an old Indian word used in Pali and Sanskrit meaning an 'enclosed place' for worship. That's why a wat is a special area where monks live and people come to pray.