The Mists of Ramanna The Legend That Was Lower Burma

Scholars have long accepted the belief that a Theravada Buddhist Mon kingdom, Ramannadesa, flourished in coastal Lower Burma until it was conquered in 1057 by King Aniruddha of Pagan-which then became, in essence, the new custodian and repository of Mon culture in the Upper Burmese interior. This sc...

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Main Author: Aung-Thwin, Michael A. (auth)
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Language:English
Published: University of Hawai'i Press 2005
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