Bago Medaw (also known as the Buffalo Mother or Lady Buffalo; my, ပဲခူးမယ်တော်, or , ) is a Burmese nat commonly venerated in the vicinity of

Bago Bago may refer to: Places Myanmar * Bago, Myanmar, a city and the capital of the Bago Region * Bago District, a district of the Bago Region * Bago Region an administrative region * Bago River, a river * Bago Yoma or Pegu Range, a mountain rang ...

(although worship is seen throughout Lower Burma). Bago Medaw is depicted as a maiden wearing a

water buffalo The water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis''), also called the domestic water buffalo or Asian water buffalo, is a large bovid originating in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Today, it is also found in Europe, Australia, North America, So ...

skull, representing a female buffalo named Nankaraing, that nursed the traditional founders of Hanthawaddy (now Bago), two brothers named Thamala and Wimala. She was subsequently killed by them. She is believed to protect the family and home, and grants wishes to those she favors. She is believed to be a goddess of the

Mon people The Mon ( mnw, ဂကူမည်; my, မွန်လူမျိုး‌, ; th, มอญ, ) are an ethnic group who inhabit Lower Myanmar's Mon State, Kayin State, Kayah State, Tanintharyi Region, Bago Region, the Irrawaddy Delta, and se ...

, representing the Mon cultural identity and the history of Bago, which was once the Mon capital of Hanthawadi.http://www.teol.lu.se/indiskareligioner/conference04/13996670/panel1berglie.pdf

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