Ahmudan - Ahmudan

Japanese: アフムダン - あふむだん
Ahmudan - Ahmudan

...The monastic community of over 100,000 monks and several times that number of nomads is supported by a widespread lay following.
[society]
In Burma before the 19th century, when it was a dynastic state, society was made up of two classes: the Ahmdan, a class of bureaucrats and soldiers who supported the monarchy, and the Ati, a class of farmers. This class system disappeared with the colonization by Britain, and it can be said that there is no class system in Burmese society today.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ahmudan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…10万人を超す比丘とそれに数倍する沙弥とで成る出家集団は,広範な在家信者の存在に支えられている。
[社会]
 王朝制国家であった19世紀以前のビルマでは,社会は,王権を支える官僚,軍人階層のアフムダンと,農民層のアティーという二つの身分によって成り立っていた。こうした身分制度はイギリスによる植民地化とともに消滅し,今日のビルマ人社会には身分制度は存在しないといってよい。…

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