Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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Page 88
... habit for two or three years . For it is the custom in the Burmese Empire to clothe with the habit of Talapoins all the young men as soon as they arrive at the age of puberty , not only that they may thus acquire merit for their future ...
... habit for two or three years . For it is the custom in the Burmese Empire to clothe with the habit of Talapoins all the young men as soon as they arrive at the age of puberty , not only that they may thus acquire merit for their future ...
Page 94
... habit , are very attracting to the young people , as they are really a kind of triumph . The young candidate , dressed in the richest manner , as if he were one of the first Mandarins , is mounted on a superb horse , and con- ducted ...
... habit , are very attracting to the young people , as they are really a kind of triumph . The young candidate , dressed in the richest manner , as if he were one of the first Mandarins , is mounted on a superb horse , and con- ducted ...
Page 97
... habit and retire to their homes . But many remain in the Baos with the intention of becoming priests . These are first of all admitted to the rank of Pazen , or assistants of the greater Talapoins , upon whose death they succeed to ...
... habit and retire to their homes . But many remain in the Baos with the intention of becoming priests . These are first of all admitted to the rank of Pazen , or assistants of the greater Talapoins , upon whose death they succeed to ...
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