Ma Ngwe Taung
- In this Burmese name, Ma is an honorific.
Ma Ngwe Taung (Burmese: မငွေတောင်) is a Burmese nat.[1] She is the spirit of a Hindu woman Burmese Indian descent, who died near Monywa.[1] An annual festival is held every year in her honor.[1] As Ngwe Taung was Hindu, beef offerings are forbidden.[1]
She was seduced by Min Kyawzwa when they were both humans and abandoned.[2] She pined for him so much that her brother, who did not approve of Min Kyawzwa, became angry and pushed her off a cliff.[2] She helps women abandoned by husbands or lovers.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Gilbert, David (15 August 2013). "Myanmar’s Multicultural Spirits". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 Ma Thanegi (June 2014). "Spirit worship in Myanmar: The Nat Pantheon" (PDF). My Magical Myanmar. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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