Shingwa Explained

Shingwa (Burmese: ရှင်ကွ, in Burmese pronounced as /ʃɪ̀ɰ̃ ɡwa̰/;) is one of 37 nats in the official Burmese pantheon of nats. She was the sister of Mandalay Bodaw, one of the 37 nats, and killed together with her brother for hiding the brothers Shwe Hpyin Nyidaw and Shwe Hpyin Naungdaw.^{[1] [2]} The daughter of King Pallikara, possibly of the Pala dynasty of Bengal. Shingwa Nat was the one of queen consort of the King Alaungsithu of Pagan Dynasty.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: DeCaroli, Robert. Haunting the Buddha: Indian Popular Religions and the Formation of Buddhism. 2004. Oxford University Press, US. 2008-09-13 . 978-0-19-516838-9.
2. Web site: Thirty-Seven Nats . 2006-07-03 . Hla Thamein . Yangonow . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060624080232/http://www.yangonow.com/eng/culture/nat/37_nat.html . 2006-06-24 .
3. News: Myanmar's Multicultural Spirits. Gilbert. David. 15 August 2013. The Irrawaddy. 24 August 2018.