Shingwa
Shingwa (Burmese: ရှင်ကွ, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɰ̃ ɡwa̰]; lit. 'Lady Bandy Legs') is one of 37 nats in the official Burmese pantheon of nats. She was the sister of Mandalay Bodaw, one of the 37 nats, and killed together with her brother for hiding the brothers Shwe Hpyin Nyidaw and Shwe Hpyin Naungdaw.[1][2] The daughter of King Pallikara, possibly of the Pala dynasty of Bengal. Shingwa Nat was the one of queen consort of the King Alaungsithu of Pagan Dynasty.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ DeCaroli, Robert (2004). Haunting the Buddha: Indian Popular Religions and the Formation of Buddhism. Oxford University Press, US. ISBN 978-0-19-516838-9. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ Hla Thamein. "Thirty-Seven Nats". Yangonow. Archived from the original on 2006-06-24. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
- ^ Gilbert, David (15 August 2013). "Myanmar's Multicultural Spirits". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
