Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 97
... considered as their Pon- tifical . It will here be proper to transcribe a description of the ceremonial . It takes place in the Sein , which has something of the form of a church , in the presence of all the Talapoins ; the eldest of ...
... considered as their Pon- tifical . It will here be proper to transcribe a description of the ceremonial . It takes place in the Sein , which has something of the form of a church , in the presence of all the Talapoins ; the eldest of ...
Page 122
... Pagodas , and those who are employed to burn and bury the dead , are considered as infamous , and with these alone no one will contract mar- riage . CHAP . XIX . Manners and customs of the Burmese 122 DESCRIPTION OF THE.
... Pagodas , and those who are employed to burn and bury the dead , are considered as infamous , and with these alone no one will contract mar- riage . CHAP . XIX . Manners and customs of the Burmese 122 DESCRIPTION OF THE.
Page 134
... considered an advantage here , that the women as twice or thrice as numerous as the men . 40. When the physicians find , after several days spent in attempting a cure , that the disorder will not yield to their remedies , they have ...
... considered an advantage here , that the women as twice or thrice as numerous as the men . 40. When the physicians find , after several days spent in attempting a cure , that the disorder will not yield to their remedies , they have ...
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abodes adore afterwards alms Alomprà Amarapura animals Badonsachen Baos belong body Brahmins brother Burmese Empire Burmese language called cause ceremonies clothes colour concubines creditor crime cubits daughter death debt debtor divided dower Emperor evil father Fire Fire Fire four fruit give given Godama gold habit hells Hence honour husband inhabitants judge judicial astrology juzenà kill kinds king kingdom of Ava labour lawsuit live Mandarins manner marriage married Martaban master master of ceremonies moon Mount Miemmò mountains Navè Niban night obliged observed Octavo Pagodas palace parents Pegù Peguans Persian person planets possession present priest princes Pron punished rain Rangoon received reign restore rice rich river royal Rupà rupees Sciam seat seven silver slave southern island species Talapoins thing throne translated trees village white elephant Whoever wife wives woman wood Zabudibà Zempiuscien Zian