Description:
Burma?s dhammathats are pre-colonial compilations of legal and ethical material. They provide vivid insights into the details of everyday village life and into the process by which Burmese authors adapted Pali texts from India to their own purposes. They appear to be at least as old as any other surviving Burmese literature and contain valuable lessons for contemporary Burma. This article hopes to rescue them from their unjust neglect.
Source/publisher:
Journal of Burma Studies Vol. 1 (1997)
Date of Publication:
1997-00-00
Date of entry:
2009-03-10
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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