Htibyuhsaung Medaw Nat

Htibyuhsaung Medaw (ထီးဖြူဆောင်းမယ်တော် [tʰí bjù sʰáʊɰ̃ mɛ̀dɔ̀]; lit. Royal Mother of Htibyuhsaung), is one of the 37 nats in the Burmese pantheon of nats. She was the grandmother of King Anawrahta of Pagan and died of illness.[1][2] She is portrayed with hair knotted and dangling, sitting on folded knees with a hand on her lap.[2]

References

  1. ^ DeCaroli, Robert (2004). Haunting the Buddha: Indian Popular Religions and the Formation of Buddhism. Oxford University Press, US. ISBN 978-0-19-516838-9.
  2. ^ a b Hla Thamein. "Thirty-Seven Nats". Yangonow. Archived from the original on 2006-06-24. Retrieved 2006-07-03.
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