Taungmagyi
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Taungmagyi
Taungmagyi is one of 37 nats in the official Burmese pantheon of nat
s. He is one of two sons of Maung Tint De
(Mahagiri Nat) and Shwe Nabay
. The King he and his brother were serving under became fearful of their strength and forced them to fight each other to death.
Taungmagyi is one of 37 nats in the official Burmese pantheon of nat
Nat (spirit)
The nats are spirits worshipped in Burma in conjunction with Buddhism. They are divided between the 37 Great Nats and all the rest . Almost all of the 37 Great Nats were human beings who met violent deaths . They may thus also be called nat sein...
s. He is one of two sons of Maung Tint De
Mahagiri
Min Mahagiri , son of a famous blacksmith, U Tint Daw. His given name was Maung Tint De or Mr Handsome. He was extremely strong, able to break the tusks of an elephant. The King of Tagaung was worried, least he attempt to usurp his throne, so Maung Tint De hid himself in a village...
(Mahagiri Nat) and Shwe Nabay
Shwe Nabay
Shwenabay |nats]] in the Burmese pantheon of nats. According to belief, she was a beautiful woman of Mindon Village who married a Naga. Later, her husband deserted her and she died of a broken heart. Another story maintains that she was actually the wife of Maung Tint De. She is portrayed standing,...
. The King he and his brother were serving under became fearful of their strength and forced them to fight each other to death.