What is a Sema (Bai Sema)?

Sema (Bai Sema)A sema is a stone that marks the boundary of a sacred ground of a temple. There are a total of eight semas that surround the Bot. Women are not allowed to enter the area that is marked by the semas - however, they often do and nobody cares.
Sema stones are usually leaf-shaped. The sema stone that you can see in the photos also depicts the dhamma wheel, an important buddhist symbol.

Bai Sema

Sema in Buddhist Temple in Bangkok, Thailand

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