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... Buddhist women also wore Western dresses and indulged in lifestyles which were far from traditional . Inevitably this led to a response from Buddhist revivalist leaders who decried the mimicry of foreign fashions and tried to culturally ...
... Buddhist women also wore Western dresses and indulged in lifestyles which were far from traditional . Inevitably this led to a response from Buddhist revivalist leaders who decried the mimicry of foreign fashions and tried to culturally ...
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... Buddhist concept of ' merit . ' In this case , the reference is that the boy in question didn't have enough merit to be blessed with an education in a boarding school ; he cried and came back home . 454 . pinna / pinnǝ / i . " There's ...
... Buddhist concept of ' merit . ' In this case , the reference is that the boy in question didn't have enough merit to be blessed with an education in a boarding school ; he cried and came back home . 454 . pinna / pinnǝ / i . " There's ...
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... Buddhist clergy . ' The " maha sangha ” is a respectful term to refer to Buddhist monks . 499. sangha sabhas / sAngǝ // sɅb ^^ z / i . " The sangha sabhas became active in the 1950s . " i . This is a borrowing from Sinhalese to refer to ...
... Buddhist clergy . ' The " maha sangha ” is a respectful term to refer to Buddhist monks . 499. sangha sabhas / sAngǝ // sɅb ^^ z / i . " The sangha sabhas became active in the 1950s . " i . This is a borrowing from Sinhalese to refer to ...
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Acknowledgments | 7 |
Elitist English | 33 |
Mixing Languages | 49 |
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