But the Pagoda is almost purely Burmese; a group of sinister-looking southern Indian natives sometimes passes up or down the steps in their dirty white draperies, and seem to bring an evil atmosphere with them, and a band of our clean, sturdy red-necked soldiers in khaki may go up, flesh and fire-eating sons of Odin, with fixed glittering bayonets and iron heels clinking on the stone steps-gautama forgive us!
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
They teach all the boys in the country reading, writing, and simple arithmetic, and how to try to follow the example of the life of their great gautama.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
So at ten we rest and I sit like gautama Buddha under a tree and think life is all a misery, and my followers bring food and drink and I refuse almost all, but smoke a little and swear a lot.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch