CAMMUAZA, or the ceremony used at the Induction of a Birman into the Order of Priesthood, called Phonghi, or Rhahaan (1795) by Michael Symes, edited by Michael W. Charney

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description This 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.
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author Symes, Michael
author_facet Symes, Michael
Charney, Michael W.
authorStr Symes, Michael
author_letter Symes, Michael
author2 Charney, Michael W.
author2Str Charney, Michael W.
title CAMMUAZA, or the ceremony used at the Induction of a Birman into the Order of Priesthood, called Phonghi, or Rhahaan (1795) by Michael Symes, edited by Michael W. Charney
publisher SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research 3(1), pp. 81-86
publishDate 2005
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/10295/

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