Burma . 40. GOYIN RECEIVING HIGHER INSTRUCTION. 20 BURMA. 41. YAHAN ON THE ROUND FOR SUN. towards the higher spiritual condition ofAyahdt and Aydttapo. The primitive ap-pellation is Beikku (Pali Bikku), onedependent on alms. The spiritual statepreceding Yahdn, that of the man soimbued with the spirit of the Buddhasteaching as to desire membership of hisAssembly, is called Thawtapan. The can-didate for full membership must possessthe qualifications for the degree of goyin,in addition to a knowledge of the ruleof life of the yahdn and a modicum ofreligious learning. Most yahdn are ng^-byii—pure
Burma . 40. GOYIN RECEIVING HIGHER INSTRUCTION. 20 BURMA. 41. YAHAN ON THE ROUND FOR SUN. towards the higher spiritual condition ofAyahdt and Aydttapo. The primitive ap-pellation is Beikku (Pali Bikku), onedependent on alms. The spiritual statepreceding Yahdn, that of the man soimbued with the spirit of the Buddhasteaching as to desire membership of hisAssembly, is called Thawtapan. The can-didate for full membership must possessthe qualifications for the degree of goyin,in addition to a knowledge of the ruleof life of the yahdn and a modicum ofreligious learning. Most yahdn are ng^-byii—pure from their youth—that is, havepassed direct from their youthful novitiateto full membership. Men of any conditionmay be received, and at any age abovetwenty, if free from debt and other ties, but must undergo a fresh probation. Over and above the precepts observed by the goyin, the yahdn observes one hundred detailed injunctions. He must not merely respect life, but also the means to life. He may not wantonly injure a blade of grass. Cleanliness is
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