Burma . appeal for alms is mute, they accept themin money as well as in kind, and they lay upa store for actual needs. They take food in theforenoon only. Ihe. yathe, who are few in num-ber, live in forest caves or in derelict shrines, and shift for themselves, singly or in small colonies. The majority study, though they do not teach ; some are illiterate. They receive a certain de-ference fiom the laity, and themselves defer to the yahdn. The yath^ are the subject of a mild satire and burlesque in the plays ; the yahdn never. The robe is like that of the yahdn, but dyed tan instead
Burma . appeal for alms is mute, they accept themin money as well as in kind, and they lay upa store for actual needs. They take food in theforenoon only. Ihe. yathe, who are few in num-ber, live in forest caves or in derelict shrines, and shift for themselves, singly or in small colonies. The majority study, though they do not teach ; some are illiterate. They receive a certain de-ference fiom the laity, and themselves defer to the yahdn. The yath^ are the subject of a mild satire and burlesque in the plays ; the yahdn never. The robe is like that of the yahdn, but dyed tan instead of yellow. Yathi mostly shave the head, but there is a class who wear the hair long. Certain of them use a headgear called dautcha, which forms a receptacle for an image of the Buddha. Some are addicted to mild forms of occultism such as alchemy (p. no) and devising cabalistic diagrams for charms and tattoo-marks. These practices are under the ban of Buddhism. Preten-sions to occult powers, such as have. 84. CAVE-SHRINE WEAR MAULMAIN. 40 BURMA
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