Burman, his life and notions
Edition: [3d ed.]
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1910
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 609
Subjects: Burma -- Social life and customs
Description: CONTENTS 
   
 
   
 
 1. FIRST YEARS  1  
 
 2. SCHOOL DAYS  14  
 
 3. BUDDHIST BAPTISM  21  
 
 4. LIFE IN THE MONASTERY  30  
 
 5. TATTOOING  39  
 
 6. EAR-BORING  48  
 
 7. MARRIAGE  52  
 
 8. DOMESTIC LIFE  65  
 
 9. THE HOUSE AND ITS BELONGINGS  75  
 
 10. THE EARTH AND ITS BEGINNING  88  
 
 11. THE LADDER OF EXISTENCE  97  
 
 12. THE NOBLE ORDER OF THE YELLOW ROBE  107  
 
 13. THE MONASTERIES  124  
 
 14. SCHISMATICS  143  
 
 15. PAGODAS  153  
 
 16. THE LEGEND OF THE RANGOON PAGODA  179  
 
 17. IMAGES  184  
 
 18. BELLS  202  
 
 19. A PAGODA FEAST  211  
 
 20. DUTY DAYS  217  
 
 21. THE END OF LENT  223  
 
 22. NATS AND SPIRIT-WORSHIP  231  
 
 23. RICE CULTIVATION  243  
 
 24. A GRACIOUS PLOUGHING  257  
 
 25. A HARVEST FEAST  263  
 
 26. SILK-GROWING  269  
 
 27. LACQUER WARE  274  
 
 28. NGAPI  280  
 
 29. PLAYS  286  
 

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Burman: His Life and Notions. Contributors: Shway Yoe - author, Sir James George Scott - author. Publisher: Macmillan and co., limited. Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 1910. Page Number: xxv.
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