Taungdaw Thakhinma
Taungdaw Thakhinma (Burmese: တောင်တော်သခင်မ; lit. 'mitress of the great mountain') is a Burmese nat (deity).[1][2]
Legend
Legend has it that Taungdaw Thakhinma was Ma Shwe U, a daughter of U Shwe Thee, a wealthy man from In Kyal village, and Daw O Zar. She was good at weaving. She married Ko Yin Maung, a timber merchant from Taungbyone village, followed him to Taungbyone. Soon after, Ko Yin Maung went down a wooden raft to the upper Meza area. At the time, Shwe Hpyin Nyidaw, a spirit who crushed her and confessed his love. However, Ma Shwe U did not respond to his love. She was killed by his tiger.[3][4]
References
- ^ U Htwe Han (July 1991). မြန်မာ့မိရိုးဖလာဓလေ့နတ်သမိုင်း (History of Traditional Burmese Nats). Yangon: Shwe Parapaik Liteary. p. 131.
- ^ Taṅʻ, Manʻʺ (1969). Nayʻ puiṅʻ Moṅʻ Pruṃʺ Khyui (in Burmese). Pu gaṃ Cā ʾupʻ tuikʻ.
- ^ sū, Maṅʻʺ Caññʻ (1992). Khet layʻ kāla (in Burmese). Mranʻ Chve Cā ʾupʻ Tuikʻ.
- ^ Khine, May Thinn (2018-08-23). "သထုံမှာလည်း တောင်ပြုံးပွဲတော် ကျင်းပ". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
