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Clue

What is the coinage of the name Myanmar?

a. Burmese word for independenceb. Burmese word for the martial attributes of strong and fast

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If Japan is the land of the rising sun and Thailand is the land of

the free, what about Burma (Myanmar)?a. Land of Spirits and

Stars

b. Land of the Khmers

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Who conquered Burma (Myanmar)?a. Dutchb. British

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What is the former name of U Nu?a. Thakin

Nub. Thekin Nu

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Why did U Nu drop the prewar title, “Thakin”?

a. Burmese were required by the Englishmen to use it in addressing themselves.b. Burmese are now masters in their house.

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What is the meaning of U Nu?a. U means roughly “Respected Sir,” or

“Uncle” and Nu is a Saturday name meaning “soft” or gentle”.b. U means roughly Major-General or Generalissimo and Nu means benevolent.

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The official name of the country is the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar from the

Burmese word for the martial attributes of

strong and fast).

B

A

Cambodia = Land of KhmerMyanmar = Land of the Spirits

and Stars

British and Japanese did a part in the invasion of the

country, Burma but Dutch didn’t.

B

Thakin (master) was the title the Englishmen insisted that they be addressed by Burmese.Thakin Nu then means Master Nu.

A

B

Masters in Burma

Burmese British

U = “Respected Sir” or “Uncle”

Nu = soft/gentle

U Nu = Sir Nu

A

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On the Three Evils

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1 Astray (adv.) away from the right pathExample Sentence:

Humanity has been led astray by three evils….

2 Inevitable (adj.) impossible to avoid

Example Sentence:

…we cannot escape the three inevitable…

3 Transitory (adj.) not permanent

Example Sentence:

Nor can anybody deny that property is transitory…

4Dogged tenacity (adj. phrase) determined in persisting something.

Example Sentence:

Men have been chasing these transitory pleasures with dogged tenacity…

5 Samsara (n.) Hindu cycle of death and rebirth

Example Sentence:

They forget that this life is not even one millionth part of the whirlpool of Samsara…

6 Insatiable (adj.) always wanting more

Example Sentence:

This insatiable greed for wealth results in the profit motive…

Commodity (n.) useful thing

Example Sentence:

…all commodities were common property…

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Exploitation (n.) unfair treatment or useExample Sentence:

…these commodities became objects of exploitation.

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Padaythabin (n.) fictional tree growing in the heaven of the ‘Nats’ which is said to produce whatever is wanted

Philippines = Christmas treeBurma = Padaythabin tree

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Ad infinitum (adv. & Latin term) endlessly

Example Sentence:

…the process goes on ad infinitum.

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