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CONTENTS. CHAPTER I.-BTHNOLOGY. Page. Whence did the Burmese come ? ... ... ... I Burmese Ethnology ... ...• ... ... 4 Taungthas ... ... ... ... ... 4 The Ancient Pyu of YamSthin ... ... ... 5 Kaihes or Manipuris ... ... ... ... 6 The Chin and the Kachin tribes on the Borderland of Eurma... 7 Origin of the Burmese Race ... ... ... ... 15 CHAPTER H.-PHILOLOQY. Origin and Development of the Burmese Alphabet ... 25 Chinese words in the Burmese Language ... ... 27 Sanskrit words in the Burmese Language ... ... 32 CHAPTER III.-HISTORY. Burmr. and the Third Buddhist Council ... ... ... 41 The Hluttawor the Burmese Supreme Council ... ... 46 The Upper BurmanView of British rule ... ... ... 49 Causes of Dacoities in Upper Burma ... ... ... tO CHAPTER IV.~ARCHiEOLOGY. Burmese Archgeology ... ... ... ... 54 Chinese Antiquities at Pagan ... ... ... ... 56 The Lieutenant-Governor at Pagan ... ... ... 57 The Religion of Buddha will last 6,000 years ... ... 60 Burmese Eras and their Reckoning ... ... ... 61 Revised Buddhist Era in Burma ... ... ... 64 Kalyanl Sima at Pegu .^ ... ... 67 Excavation at Petleik Pagoda ... ... ... 68 Excavations at Peikthano in Magwe District ... ... 6U Excavations at Halingyi in Shwebo District ... ... 70 Excavations in Prome District ... ... ... 73 The Po : u: daung Inscription of Sinbynyin, (1774 A.D.) at Prome 84 The Kalyani Inscription of Pegu ... ... ... 85 Burmese Inscription at Bodh-Qaya ... ... ... 90 Ancient Sites ... ... ... ,., ... 94 Notable monuments of Burma ... ... ... 95—105 (a) Beb6 and Bawbawgyi at Hmawza near Prome ... 95 (b) Stone-carving in Monuments at Pagan ... ... 96 (c) Stone sculptures in the Ananda ... .„ ... 97 (d) Terra-cotta tiles at Pagan ... ... „. 97 (e) Ngakywenadaung Pagoda (Pagan) ... ,„ ... 98 (/) Mingalazedi Pagoda (Pagan) ... ... ... 98 (g) Repairs to Seinnyet Pagoda (Pagan) ... ... 99 (h) Nanpaya Temple (Pagan) ... ... ... lOO (i) Nagaydn Pagoda (Pagan) ... ,.. ... 101 0) Sulamani Pagoda (Pagan) ... ... ... Id (fe) Sapada Pagoda (Pagan) ... ... ... 102 (0 Kyaukku Temple (Pagan) ... ... ... 102 (m) Pillars of Victory at Pegu ... ... ... 103 (n) Sandamani Pagoda, Mandalay ... ... ••• 1
( ii CHAfTEK lY.—A'RC'H.JEOhOGY—coucluded. Page. (o) Kyauktawgyi Fagodr-, Amarapura ... ... ... 104 (p) Pondawpaya, Mingun ... ... ... ... 105 (q) Shwebo Museum ... ... ... ... IO5 Memorandum of a tour in parts of the Amherst, Shwegyin and Pegu Districts ... ... ... ... ... 106—120 CHAPTER V.~BIOGRAPHY. Anuruddha or Anawratazaw, King of Pagan ... ... 121 Eamadhipati or Dhammucheti, King of Pegu ... ... 124 Branginoco or Hatithawadi Sinbyuyin ... •. ... 3 28 King Thibaw ... ... ... ... ... 1*29 The Kiiiwun Mingyi, C.S.I. ... ... ... ... 134 Lord Curzon ... ... ... ... ... 138 Mr. Todd-Naylor, I C.S. ... ... ... ... 140 A short Biographical Sketch of the Author. ... ... 143 CHAPTER VI.-SUPERSTITION AND FOLKLORE. Maung Pauk Kyaing, or the Dull Boy who became a King ... 146 The Tree of Forgetfuiness ... ... ... ... 149 Pitch and Toss : or the Collapse of a Burmese medium ... 150 The Spiritual World of the Burmese ... ... ... 155 Burmese Necromancy ... ... ... ... 167 CHAPTER Vll. -RELIGION. Brahmoism ... ... ... ... ..« 175 The Evolution of the Burmese Pagoda ... ... .., 177 The Introduction of Buddhism into Burma ... ... 179 Buddhist Transmation ... ... ... ... 193 Buddhist Fatalism ... ... ... ... 197 The Chinese Devil Feast: Its Origin ... ... ... 200 The Thadingyut Festival ... ... ... ... 202 A vis.t to the Kyaungs on the day of the Thadingyut Festival... 204 A visit to the Po : u : daung Pagoda ... ... ... 206 A recent P6ngyi-byan ... ... ... ... 209 The Feast of the Full Moon of Tabaung at Bangoon... ... 211 The Constitution of Theins ... , ... ... ... 214 Buddhist Archbishop for Burma ' ... ... ... 216 The Thathanabaing ... ... ... ... 218 An Interview with the Thathanabaing ... ... ... 221 CHAPTER VIII.-EDUCATION. Education in Burma : From a Native point of view (1883) ... Moral Education in Burma (1884) ... ... ... The Progress of Education in Lurma (1885) ... ... Technical Education in Burma (1886) ... ... ... Education in Burma : A Lecture delivered before the Rangoon 227 232 234 236 Teachers' Association (1896) ... A Plea for a University for Burma (1910) Pali Examinations in Burma (1903) ... The Origin and Development of Shiko (1903) Old Rangoon Collegians Annual Dinner (1912) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 238 246 248 249 254 Educational Policy (104) ... .. ... ... 259 Minutes of a meeting held on the 3lBt August 1911 in the Thathanabaing 'a Monastery to discuss the question of Monastic education ... ... ... ... 263 Education, Occupatiohj and Crime (1903) The Member for Education (1910) .^ ... ... ... ... 268 271 )
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