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... temple - Method of making images -Bargain for boats - Temperature in sun and shade ,. - 56 CHAPTER VII . Leave Muang Haut - Legend of the rapids - Footprints of Buddha -Power of accumulated merit - Indra's heaven - River scenery ...
... temple - Method of making images -Bargain for boats - Temperature in sun and shade ,. - 56 CHAPTER VII . Leave Muang Haut - Legend of the rapids - Footprints of Buddha -Power of accumulated merit - Indra's heaven - River scenery ...
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... Temple at Bau Meh Pik - Offerings to deceased ancestors - The valley of the Meh Sooay a game - preserve ... temples - Deceased monks classed as demons -Worshipping deceased monks - Suicide of a princess and two of her maids - Soused by ...
... Temple at Bau Meh Pik - Offerings to deceased ancestors - The valley of the Meh Sooay a game - preserve ... temples - Deceased monks classed as demons -Worshipping deceased monks - Suicide of a princess and two of her maids - Soused by ...
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... temple - Buddhist legend - A golden image sixty feet high - Legend of Penyow - A Buddh forty - five feet high- Gaudama existing formerly as Indra - A Shan Rachel - Reach Penyow , • 211 CHAPTER XX . Settled by Lakon - Population ...
... temple - Buddhist legend - A golden image sixty feet high - Legend of Penyow - A Buddh forty - five feet high- Gaudama existing formerly as Indra - A Shan Rachel - Reach Penyow , • 211 CHAPTER XX . Settled by Lakon - Population ...
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... temple - Waking the gods with water - Propitiating the Lawa genii - The warming of Buddh - A dousing - A compliment - Calling the spirits to witness - Leave Ban Sa - det - Ruby - mines - Reach Lakon , 246 • CHAPTER XXII . Lakon and ...
... temple - Waking the gods with water - Propitiating the Lawa genii - The warming of Buddh - A dousing - A compliment - Calling the spirits to witness - Leave Ban Sa - det - Ruby - mines - Reach Lakon , 246 • CHAPTER XXII . Lakon and ...
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... temple of the white elephants - Train- ing elephants - Evening service in a temple - Legend of Wat Pra Non - Snake and Siva worship - Caravans - Stick - lac trees not cut down - The 400 footprints of Buddha - Wild tea - Visit to Shan ...
... temple of the white elephants - Train- ing elephants - Evening service in a temple - Legend of Wat Pra Non - Snake and Siva worship - Caravans - Stick - lac trees not cut down - The 400 footprints of Buddha - Wild tea - Visit to Shan ...
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amongst ancient bamboo Ban Meh Bangkok bank Bhamo boys breakfast Buddh Burmah Burmese Shans camp caravan chief China Chinese Chow Hluang cotton crest crossed the Meh distance Dr Cushing Dr M'Gilvary east elephants entered feet broad feet deep forest Gaudama ground halted hillocks hills howdah inches journey Kamooks Kampti Karenni Karens Khas Khow Khum Kiang Hai Kiang Hsen Kiang Tung Lakon Laos Lapoon Lawa leaving Loi Soo Tayp Loogalay Luang Prabang mahout Maing Loongyee Maulmain Meh Khoke Meh Kong Meh Laik Meh Low Meh Nium Meh Ping Meh Wung miles from Hlineboay missionaries monastery Moné morning Moung Muang Haut Ngor night pagoda passed Penyow Phya Ping Shans placed plain plateau Portow railway rest-house rice river rupees Salween Salween river Siamese side slaves spirits spurs stream teak temple Thoungyeen told trees valley verandah Viang whilst Yunnan Zimmé Shans
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