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... Burma the first writers were the monks and , later , the laymen edu- cated in their monasteries . In the new Burmese kingdom of Ava ( flourished after 1364 ) , the Shan kings were proud of their Burmese Buddhist culture , and they ap ...
... Burma the first writers were the monks and , later , the laymen edu- cated in their monasteries . In the new Burmese kingdom of Ava ( flourished after 1364 ) , the Shan kings were proud of their Burmese Buddhist culture , and they ap ...
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... Burma . This signalled the unity of what had been a divided country , consummating tendencies apparent in earlier Burmese history . 6th to 11th century . The only major Burmese art known to scholars is based upon Indian and Ceylonese ...
... Burma . This signalled the unity of what had been a divided country , consummating tendencies apparent in earlier Burmese history . 6th to 11th century . The only major Burmese art known to scholars is based upon Indian and Ceylonese ...
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... Burmese litera- ture . The same author's Burmese Folk - Tales ( 1948 ) , Bur- mese Law Tales ( 1962 ) , Burmese Monk's Tales ( 1966 ) ; and MAUNG MYINT THEIN , Burmese Folk - Songs ( 1970 ) , provide a good survey of Burmese oral ...
... Burmese litera- ture . The same author's Burmese Folk - Tales ( 1948 ) , Bur- mese Law Tales ( 1962 ) , Burmese Monk's Tales ( 1966 ) ; and MAUNG MYINT THEIN , Burmese Folk - Songs ( 1970 ) , provide a good survey of Burmese oral ...
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