Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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... called Logha , a word which signifies alternate destruction and reproduction . The Burmese admit a world , not everlasting , but having a beginning and an end ; and this beginning and end they do not attribute to the power and will of a ...
... called Logha , a word which signifies alternate destruction and reproduction . The Burmese admit a world , not everlasting , but having a beginning and an end ; and this beginning and end they do not attribute to the power and will of a ...
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... called Zacchiavalà . Here the first seat of the Nat , called Zatumaharit , is situated ; and to this seat the sun , moon , planets and stars belong . For according to the sacred Burmese books , these are all so many houses or ...
... called Zacchiavalà . Here the first seat of the Nat , called Zatumaharit , is situated ; and to this seat the sun , moon , planets and stars belong . For according to the sacred Burmese books , these are all so many houses or ...
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... called Rahan , which means holy men , in allusion to the holiness of life which they ought to show forth in their actions . They are the priests of the country : not that they offer sacrifices or oblations , or make public prayers for ...
... called Rahan , which means holy men , in allusion to the holiness of life which they ought to show forth in their actions . They are the priests of the country : not that they offer sacrifices or oblations , or make public prayers for ...
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