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
  1. U Htwe Han (July 1991). မြန်မာ့မိရိုးဖလာဓလေ့နတ်သမိုင်း (History of Traditional Burmese Nats). Yangon: Shwe Parapaik Liteary. p. 131.
  2. Taṅʻ, Manʻʺ (1969). Nayʻ puiṅʻ Moṅʻ Pruṃʺ Khyui (in Burmese). Pu gaṃ Cā ʾupʻ tuikʻ.
  3. sū, Maṅʻʺ Caññʻ (1992). Khet layʻ kāla (in Burmese). Mranʻ Chve Cā ʾupʻ Tuikʻ.
  4. Khine, May Thinn (2018-08-23). "သထုံမှာလည်း တောင်ပြုံးပွဲတော် ကျင်းပ". The Irrawaddy (in Burmese). Retrieved 2022-11-08.
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