Mintha Maungshin
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Mintha Maungshin is one of 37 recognized in the Burmese pantheon of nat
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...
s. He was a grandson of King Alaungsithu
Alaungsithu
Alaungsithu or Sithu I was king of Pagan Dynasty of Burma from 1113 to 1167. Sithu's reign was a prosperous one in which Pagan was an integral part of in-land and maritime trading networks...
of Pagan (Bagan), son of Min Shin Saw
Min Shin Saw
Min Shin Saw was the eldest son of King Alaungsithu of Pagan dynasty of Burma . The prince was the heir apparent of the kingdom for a long time until he ran into disagreements with his father, late in his father's life. He was exiled to a place near Ava, a few miles north of Pagan. He turned the...
. While he was still a young novice monk (samanera
Samanera
A samanera ) may be translated as novice monk in a Buddhist context. The literal meaning is 'small samana', that is, small renunciate where 'small' has the meaning of boy or girl. In the Vinaya monastic discipline, a man under the age of 20 cannot ordain as a bhikkhu, but can ordain as a samanera...
), he fell off a swing and died.