Monasteries are known as " hpongyi kyaung " ( ), hpongyi meaning monk, and since they have traditionally been places of learning where village children are taught how to read and write including and more importantly Pali, the language of the Buddhist scriptures, school also came to be called " kyaung " ( ) in the Burmese language.
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Monasteries are known as " hpongyi kyaung " ( ), hpongyi meaning monk, and since they have traditionally been places of learning where village children are taught how to read and write including and more importantly Pali, the language of the Buddhist scriptures, school also came to be called " kyaung " ( ) in the Burmese language.
