Ava Kingdom's
Royal Angel Weights
HINTHA / HAMSA
"Legend"
According to Buddhist legend, the newly enlightened Siddhartha Gautama witnessed perched on a tiny island a female hamsa sitting on the back of a male. Legends say the Buddha visioned this Bago river region would rise into a mighty kingdom. More than a 1000 years later the prediction was fulfilled by two Mon princesses. Among Mon this event is held sacred and symbolized by the double hamsa motif, (Mythical bird hintha).