Zhenla on Superphysics

Zhenla

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

THE COUNTRY OF Zhenla, also called Zhanla, calls itself Ganbozhi [Cambodia].

The present sacred dynasty follows the Buddhist scriptures of the Tibetans and gives it the name of Ganpuzhi, which sounds almost the same as Ganbozhi.¹

The City And Its Walls

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The walls of the city [Angkor Thom] are about 20 li [about 7 miles or 10 kilometers] in circumference.

There are 5 gateways, each of them with 2 gates, one in front of the other.

Childbirth

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

As soon as they give birth, the local women prepare some hot rice, mix it with salt, and put it into the entrance of the vagina.

They usually take it out after a day and a night.

Residences

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The royal palace, officials’ residences, and great houses all face east.

The palace lies to the north of the gold tower with the gold bridge [Bayon], near the northern gateway.

The People

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The one thing people know about southern barbarians is that they are coarse, ugly, and very black.

I know nothing at all about those living on islands in the sea or in remote villages, but this is certainly true of those in the ordinary localities.

Young Girls

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When a family is bringing up a daughter, her father and mother are sure to wish her well by saying, “May you have what really matters in future may you marry thousands and thousands of husbands!”

Language and Savages

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The country’s language consists of sounds that are its own, and despite being nearby, neither the Chams nor the Siamese can make themselves understood.

The words for numbers are:

mei
bie
bei
ban
bolan
bolanmei
bolanbie
bolanbei
bolanban
ten da

Fathers and paternal uncles are called batou.