Burma . Upyize, or PSndyt, Kindyi (incumbent) of the monastery. In1891 there were \i,6\i pondyt, 6,668 sojourner jj/«/i««, and 13,500 probationersin the monasteries of Burma, which numbered 15,371, in a Buddhist populationof about seven millions. The dedication of the site for building such a thein (Pali simd) is precededby the solemnity of thein-thamdt. Ground so dedicated can never be alienatedto any other use. In this respect the thein is more sacred than the temples ingeneral. After the site has been levelled it is surrounded with a trench, intowhich water is led. In the centre a small wel
Burma . Upyize, or PSndyt, Kindyi (incumbent) of the monastery. In1891 there were \i,6\i pondyt, 6,668 sojourner jj/«/i««, and 13,500 probationersin the monasteries of Burma, which numbered 15,371, in a Buddhist populationof about seven millions. The dedication of the site for building such a thein (Pali simd) is precededby the solemnity of thein-thamdt. Ground so dedicated can never be alienatedto any other use. In this respect the thein is more sacred than the temples ingeneral. After the site has been levelled it is surrounded with a trench, intowhich water is led. In the centre a small well is sunk (ale-dwin). The yahdn,not less than twenty-four innumber, assemble on thespot, over which a gaypavilion (rnandat) has beenerected, and wait for thewater from the trench topercolate to the well. Whenthis occurs, the site is saidto have taken {aiing).Otherwise it must be re-jected. The yahdn gatherround the well and intonescriptural passages from a 45. yahan assembled for dedication of 22 BURMA kambawd. The laity assembled outside the precincts let off rockets and gunsin celebration of the event. Finally, the ceremony of yez^tcha, the pouringof water (No. lOo), is performed by the grantor of the site—as at every other
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