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In a Thai Buddhist monastery there are some areas to make donations.

monks' bowls
	In Thai temples, seven different Buddha statues with a bowl in front of them can often be seen. Each statue represents a day of the week. Thai custom says that one should make a offer in the bowl of his birth day.

There is a bowl in front of each statue. Thai people often give a one baht coin in each bowl. But it depends on everyone's wealth.

	monks' bowls
There a variance where Thai people donate coins in 108 bowls, representing the 108 different auspicious characteristics of a Buddha.

Thai Buddhist lucky draw
	Thai Buddhist people also read the future in paper wrapped around sticks. In a box there are a few sticks. They move the box up and down in order that a stick falls from the box. A number is written on the paper. Then thanks to the number, they can get another paper in a chest. They read the paper to know their future and then make a donation.

In some temples, no need to shake a box to get a stick. Some lucky draw machines containing a Buddha statue are available. The machine provides a random number.

	Money donation
When lay people give donations to temple, name and the money amount are written on the item bought witht their money.

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