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Common terms and phrasesAlompra Alves Amarapura ancient Apporaza Arakhan arms army arrived Asiatic attack bamboo Bassein Bengal boats body British Buchanan Buddhist Bundoola Burman Burmese Burmese Empire called Campbell Captain Baker caused character chief Chittagong civilised command considerable court Crawfurd Dagon death detachment Donabew enemy English European feet fire fled force four frontier Gaudama honour hundred India Irawadi king of Ava king's kingdom land Lord Madras Maha Majesty Malcom Martaban ment mese miles nation native Negrais observed officers pagoda palace Pali peace Pegu Peguers person possession present priests prince principal Prome provinces punishment racter Rangoon remarks returned river royal Sangermano seemed sent ships Siam side Sir Archibald Sir Archibald Campbell slaves soldiers soon species stockade Symes Syriam Tagoung Talabaan Tavoy temple ticals tion town treaty troops vessels white elephants whole Wilson wood Popular passagesPage 68 - to pieces, but sufficiently distant to admit of the upper leaves being turned back, while the lower ones are read. The more elegant books are in general wrapped up in silk cloth, and bound round by a garter, in which the Burmas have the art to weave the title of the book. Page 206 - ARTICLE IX.—The King of Ava will abolish all exactions upon British ships or vessels in Burman ports, that are not required from Burman ships or vessels in British ports: nor shall ships or vessels, the property of British subjects, whether European or Indian, entering the Page 206 - X.—The good and faithful ally of the British Government, his Majesty the King of Siam, having taken a part in the present war, will, to the fullest extent, as far as regards his Majesty and his subjects, be included in the above treaty. Page 206 - tenour of the British law. In like manner, the property of Burmese subjects, dying under the same circumstances in any part of the British dominions, shall be made over to the Minister or other authority delegated by his Burmese Majesty to the Supreme Government of India. Page 53 - Men of the lowest order of mind must believe that there is a God; and that there is a future life, in which they will receive the reward or punishment of their actions and conduct in this life. Page 39 - hath them but he; if any other king hath one, hee will send vnto him for it. When any of these white elephants is brought vnto the king, all the merchants in the city are commanded to see them, and to giue him a Page 40 - If any other king haue one, and will not send it him, he will make warre with him for it, for he had rather lose a great part of his kingdome than not to conquere him. They do very great seruice Page 206 - stipulated, that the property of all British subjects who may die in the dominions of his Majesty the King of Ava shall, in the absence of legal heirs, be placed in the hands of the British Resident or Consul in the said dominions, who will dispose of the same according to Page 18 - the golden majesty of the Mighty Lord, the Possessor of the mines of rubies, amber, gold, silver, and all kinds of metal; of the Lord, under whose command are innumerable soldiers, generals, and captains; of the Lord, who is King of many countries and provinces, and Emperor over many Rulers and Princes, who wait round Page 25 - the seven [merits of the virtuous, be permanent in my person; and when I change worlds, may I not go to the four states of punishment, but attain the happiness of men and Nats, and realize merit, reward, and perfect calm. References to this bookFrom Google ScholarThe Influence Of Burmese Buddhist Understandings Of Suffering On ...SARAH ELIZABETH ADLER - 2008 References from web pagesElectronic Resources Bibliographic information
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