The Burman, his life and notions
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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 -xxv- 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.