An Account of An Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava in the Year 1795
An Account of An Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava in the Year 1795
Henry Glassford Bell
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Shortly after the fleet had brought to, I was visited by the Mipudogee, or the person who governed the town and district in the absence of the prince. He informed me, that his royal mas- ter was expected on the following day from Um- merapoora. In the afternoon we walked out to view a very curious and ancient temple, which was repairing at the expense of the Engy Teekien, or prince royal. It was built of masonry, and com- prehended several arches forming separate domes, into which fom* arched p...orches led, that faced the four cardinal points. On each side of the doors, in recesses in the wall, were seated gigantic human figures made of stucco, with large staring eyes, and the head protruded forward, as if to look at those who approached the threshold. These, I was told, were the supematiu;al porters of the doors, whose power of perception was such, that they could penetrate the recesses of the human breast, and discover ihe sincerity of devotion. The - Mioudo- Digitized by VjOOQIC 192 pMDASSY TO AVA.
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