Burma . 429. Kyaittiyo Paya 430. Canoes racing 431. Decorating the thebdnzedi . 432. A daughter praying her parents to nobo-sdf 433. Painting of Kyaittiyo pilgrimage 434. Home-devotions of the aged 184185185186186187187187 I8«189 189190190190191192 192193193 439-440. 441-442. 443-444. 445-446. 447-448. PAGE The veteran 194 Entertaining the funeral guests. 194 The bier leaving the house . . 195 Funeral of a wealthy Burman . 195 The bier reaching the cemetery . 196 The funeral pyre 196 Cineraria on sacred ground . . 197 The last stage 197 Bier ofpSn
Burma . 429. Kyaittiyo Paya 430. Canoes racing 431. Decorating the thebdnzedi . 432. A daughter praying her parents to nobo-sdf 433. Painting of Kyaittiyo pilgrimage 434. Home-devotions of the aged 184185185186186187187187 I8«189 189190190190191192 192193193 439-440. 441-442. 443-444. 445-446. 447-448. PAGE The veteran 194 Entertaining the funeral guests. 194 The bier leaving the house . . 195 Funeral of a wealthy Burman . 195 The bier reaching the cemetery . 196 The funeral pyre 196 Cineraria on sacred ground . . 197 The last stage 197 Bier ofpSndyi 198 Cinerarium ofyahdn 198 Pondyibyan 199 Cinerarium of King Mindon Min . 199 *Vale! 200 Image found in a cave near an ancient Talking town ... 201 Mahd-myatnniuni image . . 202 Chidawyd 203 Copper image discovered in thefoundations of Mahd-myammuni, 1784 206 Burmese letterpress (newspaper) . 208 Saddik 2og The Burmese harp and dulcimer . 211 /fz«//4a-shaped weight of brass. 215. 3. SUNSET ON THE COAST. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTOR V Burma remained inisolation throughout thelongest period of herhistory. One result ofthis was that her typegrew more and moredistinct. The isolationof Burma was due toher geographical posi-tion, not to the preju-dice which animatesother Mongolian is shut away in a coign of the earth between mountain wastes and the ocean. The kindrednations settled within the same natural confines, one after another came underthe sway of Burma. They fought among themselves and they traded amongthemselves ; the wars and the commerce of the greater world beyond affectedthem little. No base of attack was near enough to Burma for the ancientconditions of warfare. On the west the seas were too wide for the transportof armies; on the east serried ranges of hills blocked the efforts of China topush her way to the coast. Burma possessed no staples of trade to encourageB
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