Burma . the temples and seldom remainlong in one place, Mithild are female celibates whoobserve a rule parallel to that of the Pdthudaw. They shave the head. Theirrobe is like that of the other celibates with the addition of a jacket. The clothis dyed a faint red. Both they and the pdthudaw are generally individuals whohave lost their family ties. In some places hyaungs are provided for rnkthild,where they keep schools for girls. A few are possessed of learning. Mithildare about as numerous as pdthudaw, and both together are about one-tenth toone-twentieth as numerous as yahdn, and several tim
Burma . the temples and seldom remainlong in one place, Mithild are female celibates whoobserve a rule parallel to that of the Pdthudaw. They shave the head. Theirrobe is like that of the other celibates with the addition of a jacket. The clothis dyed a faint red. Both they and the pdthudaw are generally individuals whohave lost their family ties. In some places hyaungs are provided for rnkthild,where they keep schools for girls. A few are possessed of learning. Mithildare about as numerous as pdthudaw, and both together are about one-tenth toone-twentieth as numerous as yahdn, and several times more numerous thanyath^. There is no class offemale recluses answeringto yahdn. Payadyun form coloniesin the vicinities of the prin-cipal shrines and of thecemeteries of large are the descendantsof temple slaves, the con-dition to which captives inwar were reduced both bythe Burman and the Talaingraces during their incessant ijffiP RPI rS ^m^v^^m lJ np^ -^^^^ ^st^^^ 86. METHILA AT (5 PAYADYUN 41 - 1 .1 t, 1 d ? j1 -iirf ^ - _ i iiL. \<. fJ ^ r«w *q -^*5ir ,...;^-_) ^?^ ^*^ *? ii m^ w ^ m :#.! ?Hk 88. METHILA ON THE ROUND FOR SUN. struggles. Apart from this and the serfdomreferred to at p. 32, slavery has only playeda subordinate role in Burma within historictimes. The payadytm, and they alone, aretreated as outcasts by both of these popula-tions. They beg for alms and also appro-priate the offerings brought to the shrines inprofusion at festivals. Their right to beg isadmitted, although they frequently accumu-late money and build fine houses. Lepers {an{i) in many cases quit theirfamilies of their own accord and settle in thepayadyun colony. In some places they werecompelled to do so. The settlements havethus acquired the semblance of leper are a few country villages of thischaracter. Indigent lepers beg for alms. In1891 there were 6,000 lepers in Burma, theCasual mendicancy is almost unknown in highest ratio in the Indian
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