Saw Mon Hla: Difference between revisions
MyanmarBBQ (talk | contribs) →Built a Shwesayan Pagoda: add fix |
→Spiritual life: replaced euphemism. |
||
| Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
==Spiritual life== |
==Spiritual life== |
||
[[File:Saw Mon Hla.jpg|150px|thumb|Saw Mon Hla statue in the shrine]] |
[[File:Saw Mon Hla.jpg|150px|thumb|Saw Mon Hla statue in the shrine]] |
||
Some people believe Sao Mon Hla, who |
Some people believe Sao Mon Hla, who died at her home near [[Hsipaw]], along with her brother, became an guardian [[Nat (spirit)|Nat]] (spirit) who protect the Pagan-style pagoda to present day. There is a Nat shrine near the Shwesayan Pagoda, which has a statue of Sao Mon Hla and her brother. Some people believe it is a shrine for the spirits and that if they make offerings, the spirits will bless them. Paying respect to the spirits of Sao Mon Hla and her brother at Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda has drawn more visitors than other pagoda festivals. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 13:47, 24 April 2019
| Saw Mon Hla စောမွန်လှ | |
|---|---|
 Statue of Saw Mon Hla | |
| Queen of the Northern Palace of Pagan | |
| Tenure | c. 1058–1071 |
| Predecessor | Myauk Pyinthe |
| Successor | Manisanda |
| Born | 1040s Sae Lant village, Northern Maw Shan State |
| Died | Hsipaw |
| Spouse | Anawrahta |
| House | Maw |
| Father | Saopha of Maw |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Saw Mon Hla (Template:Lang-my [sɔ́ mʊ̀ɴ l̥a̰]) was a principal queen of King Anawrahta of Pagan. She is known in Burmese history for her beauty and her eventual exile instigated by other rival queens. Her story is still part of popular Burmese theater, and she is portrayed as a sad romantic figure.
The queen was daughter of the saopha (chief) of Maw Shan State, located between Pagan and Nanzhao Kingdom (present day Yunnan). The native stories of Hsipaw (Thibaw) and Hsenwi (Theinni) claim Saw Mon Hla as their princess.[1]
Circa 1058, Anawrahta led an expedition to Nanzhao. After his return from Nanzhao expedition, the king was presented with Saw Mon Hla by the chief of Maw Shan State presented his daughter. At Pagan, Saw Mon Hla quickly became the king's favorite queen.
Built a Shwesayan Pagoda
According to the Burmese chronicles, the beautiful young queen was driven out by her rival queens who were jealous of her status as Anawrahta's favorite. Her rivals accused her as a witch.[2] Therefore, Saw Min Hla inconvenience Anawrahta, and return to her homeland Maw.
On her return to her birthplace, Sae Lant village in Northern Maw Shan State, One of her earrings, which enshrined a relic of the Buddha, dropped into the stream and dozens of golden sparrows appeared and encircled the spot where the earring fell. The stream is called Na Daung Kya, which translates to “the earring fell into”. She built a pagoda near the riverbank (located in the present day Patheingyi, Mandalay), preserving her earrings and the Buddha relic, with its façade facing east toward her birthplace in Shan State.
Spiritual life
Some people believe Sao Mon Hla, who died at her home near Hsipaw, along with her brother, became an guardian Nat (spirit) who protect the Pagan-style pagoda to present day. There is a Nat shrine near the Shwesayan Pagoda, which has a statue of Sao Mon Hla and her brother. Some people believe it is a shrine for the spirits and that if they make offerings, the spirits will bless them. Paying respect to the spirits of Sao Mon Hla and her brother at Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda has drawn more visitors than other pagoda festivals.
References
- ^ Takatani, Michio. "On Narrative Formation of Spirit Legends in Burma (Myanmar)". Hiroshima University.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "King Anawrahta". Hmannan Yazawin (in Burmese). Vol. 1 (2003 ed.). Yangon: Ministry of Information, Myanmar. 1829. pp. 254–256.
