Thonbanhla
Thonbanhla(Burmese:သုံးပန်လှ[θóʊɰ̃báɰ̃l̥a̰];lit. 'Beautiful in Three Ways') is the fifth of nats in the official Burmese pantheon ofnats.She was a native of aMonvillage called Takunnwan. She was (sic) "beautiful in three ways within one day." She was given to King Duttabaung ofPyay,but the queen was jealous of her beauty and told the king that she was actually very ugly and so fat that she could not fit through the city gate. Hearing this, the king refused to marry Thonbanhla who then died in despair. Another story says that she was the younger sister ofMaung Tint De.She married KingSmim HtawYama of Utthala and gave birth to a daughter,Shin Mi-hnè,but then died of a sudden illness. She is portrayed standing on anogrebending over a dais supported by an elephant. She wears a topknot, her right hand on her chest and her left hand by her side.[1]
References
[edit]- ^Hla Thamein."Thirty-Seven Nats".Yangonow. Archived fromthe originalon 2006-06-24.Retrieved2010-08-28.
