LITERATURE OF THE BURMAS. JfBt 



** advance to the Kammuazara* ; and having ap- 

 " proached near, he is thus interrogated :" 



JCajnmuazara. " O candidate, is this your Saheii 8" 



Candidate. " Verily my lord it is." 



Kam. " O candidate, is this your garment?" 



Cand. " Verily my lord it is," 



"Then fliall the Kammuazara{dLy, Retire from 

 " this, and wait at the diftance of twelve cubits. He 

 " (liall then read, addreffing himfelf to the aflembly 

 " of priefts, Let the affembly of priefts hearken to 

 " my words. The prefent candidate humbly afl^s 

 " from his Upize the facerdotal rank : and furely this 

 *' is no'^v both a convenient time and place for ordi- 

 " nation. In the mean time I willadmonilh the can- 

 " didate. You O candidate hearken. At this it is by 

 *' no means allowed you to tell falfehoods, or to con- 

 *' ceal the truth. There are certain defe6ls, which 

 " are contrary to the priefthood, and which prevent 

 "any perfon from being received into the prieftly 

 " order: and as you are now before this affemblv of 

 *' Riihans to be interrogated concernmg thefe defefts, 

 " you muft anfwer truly, and declare, what defefts 

 ^' are in you, and of what nature they are : what de- 

 " fefts you have not, and m whai manner you arc 

 " free frorn them. Do not be fiient : but, left you 

 " fhiould be hindered by fear or fhame, bend down 

 " your head. Now all thole in the affembled coun- 

 y* cil are about to interrogate you. 



" Then fqme priefts in the aflembly fliall thus 

 " interrogate the candidate. 

 Prieft. " O candidate, are any of the following dif- 



" eafes on you ? Are you afflifted with the lepro- 



" fy, or with any other foul diforder ? 

 Candidate. *> My lord I have no fuch diforder. 



Prieft, 



* The reader of the book Kammutr. 



