A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese FolktalesFifteen tales from the area of Mandalay in Central Burma. |
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But whatever the season or the shoe , it is the custom to remove footwear before entering a house , a pagoda , or certain other specified areas like the pongyi kyaung , where the Buddhist monks study and live .
But whatever the season or the shoe , it is the custom to remove footwear before entering a house , a pagoda , or certain other specified areas like the pongyi kyaung , where the Buddhist monks study and live .
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PAGODA : Whether one calls Buddhism a religion or a Way of Life , the pagoda is the place where Buddhists come to worship and to pray . The pagoda building may be constructed in any one of several 90.
PAGODA : Whether one calls Buddhism a religion or a Way of Life , the pagoda is the place where Buddhists come to worship and to pray . The pagoda building may be constructed in any one of several 90.
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pagoda building may be constructed in any one of several forms . ... There are many pagodas in Burma , and of all sizes ( see p . 67 ) . ... A man who builds or gilds a pagoda , big or small , gains merit in this and the next world .
pagoda building may be constructed in any one of several forms . ... There are many pagodas in Burma , and of all sizes ( see p . 67 ) . ... A man who builds or gilds a pagoda , big or small , gains merit in this and the next world .
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Contents
Foreword | 11 |
Mister Luck and Mister Industry | 18 |
Why the Rabbits Nose Twitches | 24 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | A Kingdom Lost for a Drop of Honey: And Other Burmese Folktales |
| Authors | Htin Aung (U.), Helen G. Trager |
| Translated by | Paw Oo Thet |
| Illustrated by | Paw Oo Thet |
| Publisher | Parents' Magazine Press, 1968 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 May 2008 |
| Length | 96 pages |
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