Sophie de Boissieu

RELIGION IN BURMA

sophiedeboissieu — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:24:19 +0000

Land of the pagodas". Burma is the land of monks and nuns…and they become beggars every morning. Every inhabitant, even the poorest, offers them fruit, bread or a few coins. At noon, daily, they all return to the monasteries and dedicate themselves to prayer, meditation and learning the sacred scriptures. THE MONKS During the Shin-Pyu initiation ceremony, Burmese boys become adults.

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BURMA – LOUIS BARTHÉLÉMY

sophiedeboissieu — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:01:54 +0000

He arrived in Mandalay in 1870 after a journey that took him through the newly inaugurated Suez Canal, docking in Calcutta along the way. The city has not changed much since Louis-Barthélémy – Captain Morin – left it. The city map remains the same. My first quest was to find his house, or at least his approximate location. I used the map of his compatriot and contemporary, Mr. Vossion...

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