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Word: xu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...personality is often determined by his birthday, or by his demeanor at birth. "A man born on Monday will be jealous; on Tuesday, honest; on Wednesday, short-tempered but soon calm; on Thursday, mild; on Friday, talkative; on Saturday, hot-tempered and quarrelsome; on Sunday, parsimonious." *U Xu and 90% of the Burmese are Theravada Buddhists, accepting Buddhism as a way of life, not as a theocratic doctrine: they have no church, no God in the Western sense. U Nu is tolerant and approving of other "true" religions, e.g., Christianity. He insisted upon paying the expenses of Roman Catholic priests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BURMA: The House on Stilts | 8/30/1954 | See Source »

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