The prima materia of Myanmar Buddhist culture: Laukathara of Rakhine Thu Mrat

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The Translator, Shwe Lu Maung, Ph.D., is a biological scientist and author. He has authored and co-authored more than 60 scientific original research articles and six books on Myanmar (Burma), including this publication. In science, he specializes in reproductive endocrinology, biotechnology and molecular genetics. He is also a political strategist in the struggle for an equitable federation of Myanmar. His earlier books on Myanmar are (1) Burma Nationalism and Ideology (1989), ISBN-13: 978-9840511143; (2) The Price of Silence: Muslim-Buddhist war of Bangladesh and Myanmar (2005), ISBN-13: 978-1928840039; (3) The Rakhine State Violence: Vol. 1: The Rakhaing Revolution (2004), ISBN-13: 978-1928840091; (4) The Rakhine State Violence Vol. 2: The Rohingya (2004), ISBN-13: 978-1928840107; (5) Is Suu Kyi a racist? (2004), ISBN-13: 978-1928840114.