Shingon (nat)

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Shingon Nat

Shingon (Burmese: ရှင်ကုန်း [ʃɪ̀ɴ ɡóʊɴ]; lit. Lady Humpback) is one of 37 nats in the official Burmese pantheon of nats. She was a maid of King Thihathu and accompanied him to the battlefront. She died on her return to the capital Ava (Inwa). She is portrayed walking limply with her hands dangling.[1]

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  1. ^ Hla Thamein. "Thirty-Seven Nats". Yangonow. Retrieved 2006-07-03.