Medaw Shwezaga
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Medaw Shwezaga is one of the 37 nats
in the Burmese pantheon of nats. She was the mother of Shwe Sitpin, and died of heartbreak over the sorrowful plight of her son. She is portrayed sitting on a pedestal with her right hand on her bosom and her left hand resting on her lap.
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...
in the Burmese pantheon of nats. She was the mother of Shwe Sitpin, and died of heartbreak over the sorrowful plight of her son. She is portrayed sitting on a pedestal with her right hand on her bosom and her left hand resting on her lap.