Description:
Editorial note:
"The following account of the induction ceremony for Buddhist monks was
included as Appendix V in Michael Symes, An Acount of an Embassy to the
Kingdom of Ava, Sent by the Governor-General of India in the Year 1795 (London:
W. Bulmer & Co., 496-500). Symes, then a major in the 76th Regiment, made
numerous valuable observations on Burmese culture, society, government, and
history. While it is clear that he did consult the accounts of other visitors to Burma,
most of his material was derived from first-hand observation or from material
provided by Burmese acquaintances, and the following account was likely derived
from the latter."
M.W.C.
Source/publisher:
SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 2005
Date of Publication:
1795-00-00
Date of entry:
2010-10-03
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English