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The upper half shows a text in Sanskrit (praise of Vishnu) written in Devanagari while
the lower half shows a text in Pali from a Buddhist ceremonial scripture called
"Kammuwa" from Burma, probably in the Mon script.
Digging back in history, finding the fact that the Myanmar language itself is now
more than 1000 years old, while English is only about 400 years old.
What can
be inferred
about
Myanmar
literature?
Myanmarese or Burmese are weak in fiction. Why do you think so?