jataka tales
81Menora (dance) — Part of a series on Dance drama of Southeast Asia …
82Ngwe Gaing — ငွေကိုင် Self Portrait Born 1901 Myeik, British Burma …
83Outline of Buddhism — See also: Index of Buddhism related articles Flag of Buddhism …
84Bilu — Also known as a yaksha, in Burmese art and mythology, an ogre or demon. Such fearsome creatures figure prominently in the Jataka Tales and are common artistic motifs at Buddhist sites, such as pagodas and temples, where their images serve… …
85Performing Arts, Traditional — Pwe is the Burmese (Myanmar) language term used to denote various types of performing arts, including dance, plays, the Burmese equivalent of vaudeville (anyeint pwe), and marionettes. Especially in rural areas, such performances take place in …
86Religions in Burma — According to the CIA World Factbook (2005), 89 percent of Burma s population are adherents to Buddhism, 4 percent are Christians (3 percent Baptist and 1 percent Roman Catholic), 4 percent are Muslims, 1 percent are animists, and 2 percent are …
87Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
88short story — short story, adj. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words. [1885 90] * * * Brief fictional prose narrative. It usually presents a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters. The form encourages… …
89fable, parable, and allegory — Introduction any form of imaginative literature (allegory) or spoken utterance constructed in such a way that readers or listeners are encouraged to look for meanings hidden beneath the literal surface of the fiction. A story (rhetoric) is… …
90Kamboja-Dvaravati Route — was the name of an ancient high road running from the port of Dvaraka in Anarta (Gujarat) in western India to Kamboja Mahajanapada located in parts of north east Afghanistan and southern Tajikstan. It was the second most important ancient caravan …
