a hundred years ago
indx-sanger.htm
As described by Father Vincenzo Sangermano, first published in 1833
Edited and with notes by U Kyaw Tun, M.S. (I.P.S.T., U.S.A.). Set in html in
2004 by UKT and staff of TIL Computing and Language Center, Yangon,
for students and staff of TIL. Not for sale.
• First published: 1833, with Preface by N. Wiseman, dated: Rome, June 1, 1833
• Second edition: 1885, with Preface by John Jardine, dated: Rangoon, Apri 5, 1884
• Third edition: 1893, with Introduction and Notes by John Jardine and
published at Westminster.
• Fifth edition: 1966, with Introduction and Notes by John Jardine, translated by Tandy,
W. (Susil Gupta, London), 5th ed. 1966, pp.311.
UKT hand-copied some portions in 1972-73
• Reprinted: 1995 ISBN 974-89219-2-1, published by White Orchid Press, Thailand.
Edited and set in html by UKT and TIL staff in 2004.
You'll need only Arial Unicode MS font to read these files. Any other Unicode font may not display the characters correctly. See Orthography.
• Introduction by J. Jardine
St. Josaphat and St. John of Damascus
(UKT09) |
List of the principal works referred to
TIL Collection:
St. John of Damascus |
Seduction of St. Josaphat |
Vanity of Vanities
•
Preface by Cardinal Wiseman to the First edition (Rome, June 1, 1833)
•
Preface to 2nd ed by J. Jardine, Rangoon, April 5, 1884 |
Orthography note by UKT
•
Description of the Burmese Empire
•
Burmese Cosmography
01.
Of the measures and division of time commonly used in sacred Burmese books;
02.
Of the world and its parts;
03.
Of beings that live in this world, of their felicity or misery,
and of the duration of their life;
04.
Of the state of punishment;
05.
Of the destruction and reproduction of the world;
06.
Of the inhabitants of the Burmese Empire.
• Burmese History
07. Origin of the Burmese nation and the monarchy;
08. Abridgment of the Burmese Annals called Maharazven;
09.
Of the present Royal Family and the principal events that have taken place
under the Reigning Dynasty.
• Constitution of the Burmese Empire:
10. Of the Emperor, and his
white elephants;
11. Officers of State and of the Household, tribunals, and
administration of Justice;
12. Revenue and taxes;
13. Army and military discipline.
•
Religion of the Burmese:
14. The Laws of Godama;
15. Of the Talapoins
16. The Sermons of Godama
17. Superstition of the
Burmese.
• Moral and physical constitution of the Burmese Empire:
18. Character of the Burmese;
19. Manners and customs of the Burmese;
20. Literature and
sciences of the Burmese;
21. Natural products of the Burmese Empire;
22. Calendar of the
Burmese. Climate and seasons of the Burmese Empire;
23. Of the currency and commerce
of the Burmese Empire.
• Burmese Code:
24. Abstract of the Burmese Code
entitled Damasat or the Golden Rule.
Note A
Note B
Note C by Mr. John Jardine
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Index
This book was compiled chiefly from the Burmese documents by Father Sangermano and translated from his manuscript by William Tandy, D.D. The present volume has a note and a preface by John Jardine. The present publishers are: Susil Gupta, 7A High Street, Wanstead, London E11; Calderia 45, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The First edition appeared in Rome in 1833, the Second edition in Rangoon in 1885, the Third in London in 1893, the Fourth in Rangoon in 1924 and finally the Fifth in 1966.
UKT: A copy of the book came into my hands in late 1972 in Myanmar.
Today, some thirty years later, I
remember that the book had come into my hands for just a few days. Not having
photocopying or computer-scanning in those days I had to resort to copying
portions of the book in my own long hand. I used regular ink to copy the
material in the book, and an ordinary lead pencil to write my own notes. However, due to an unfortunate circumstance, my
transcripts became wet and some portions were no longer easy to read. Since
there seems to be no way to prevent such accidents in the future, I decided to
digitised my work and to keep multiple copies on different computers and on
compact discs. I started on my task in 1998 (on 980615), but before I could
make much headway I had to stop.
In 2001, White Orchid Press
of Thailand began publishing the reprints of the book which I duly bought.
This html version has been copied from my own handwritten
transcripts. Portions that I had omitted in 1973 had been filled
in by my assistant Daw Papa in 2004.
TIL Links:
• Burmese Empire in 18th Century
-- by Father Vincenzo Sangermano with notes by U Kyaw Tun
• Folk Elements in Burmese Buddhism
-- by Maung Htin Aung (Dr.) with notes added by U Kyaw Tun
• History of Rangoon
-- by B. R. Pearn -- with notes by U Kyaw Tun
• Nat Worship
-- by U Kyaw Tun, a collection from various sources
• Pali Dictionary-- by U Kyaw Tun, et. al.
• Pali Grammar -- by U Kyaw Tun, et. al.
• Pali Literature of Burma
-- by Mabel Haynes Bode, The Royal Asiatic Society, 1909
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