'Thakin' : Thakin Myo Hey! Doh Bamar
သခင္ဘေသာင္း claimed himself to be first ever “Thakin” in Myanmar history, but, Myanmar’s legendary writer “Thein Pe Myint” argued that the first ever “Thakin” was သခင္ေယရႈ
Byal ဗျာလ or ဗျာလ္လ (Byalal)
Byal ဗျာလ or ဗျာလ္လ Nawarupa (Burmese: နဝရူပ ; Pali: navarūpa, lit. "nine forms"), also known as byala (ဗျာလ or ဗျာလ္လ), is a chimeric creature found in Rakhine mythology. The nawarupa is made of 9 animals, possessing the trunk of a naga or elephant, the eyes of a deer, the horns of a rhinoceros, the tongue or wings of a parrot, the body of a lion or naya, the tail of a peacock or yak, the ears of an elephant or horse, and the feet of a chinthe or karaweik. In the Konbaung dy nasty, the nawarupa decorated one of the ceremonial royal barges Byala is a mythical creature which embellishes religious structures, especially in Rakhine State . It is regarded by the Rakhines as a symbol bringing good luck and auspiciousness. In the light of the Pali-English Dictionary written by Rhys Davids and Willian Stede, Pali word”Vala” means “ a beast of prey.” The word” Lala” written in Rakhine scripts is found on the exterior wall of the Shittaung Temple built by...
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