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THE MANIYADANABON 0 F S H I N S A N D A L I N K A THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST ASIA PROGRAM The Southeast Asia Program was organized at Cornell University in the Department of Far Eastern Studies in 1950. It is a teaching and research program of interdisciplinary studies in the humanities, social sciences, and some natural sciences. It deals with Southeast Asia as a region, and with the individual countries of the area: Brunei, Burma, Indonesia, Kampuchea, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The activities of the Program are carried on both at Cornell and in Southeast Asia. They include an undergraduate and graduate curriculum at Cornell which provides instruction by specialists in Southeast Asian cultural history and present-day affairs and offers intensive training in each of the major languages of the area. The Program. sponsors group research projects on Thailand, on Indonesia, on the Philippines, and on linguistic studies of the languages of the area. At the same time, individual staff and students of the Program have done field research in every Southeast Asian country. A list of publications relating to Southeast Asia which may be obtained on prepaid order directly from the Program is given at the end of this volume. Information on Program staff, fellowships, requirements for degrees, and current course offerings will be found in an Announcement of the Department of Asian Studies, obtainable from the Director, Southeast Asia Program, 120 Uris Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853. i i T H E M A N I Y A D A N A B O N 0 F S H I N S A N D A L I N K A Translated by L. E. Bagshawe Data Paper: Number 115 Southeast Asia Program 120 Uris Hall Cornell University, Ithaca, New York October 1981 $7.00 111 0 1981 CORNELL UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST ASIA PROGRAM International Standard Book Number O-87727-115-l lV CONTENTS Page ' FOREWORD • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Vll TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE, by L. E. Bagshawe • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Vlll BURMANIZED PALI NAMES AND THEIR ORIGINS • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Xlll . PREFACE TO THE 1968 EDITION, by U Myint Hswei . ............................... XVll MINYAZA • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 THE BOOK OF JEWEL-PRECIOUS PRECEDENTS ...........................·......... .... 3 Dedication . .. 3 Minyaza's Reply to Mingaung the First's Question on the Origin of political power in Burma . 3 The Tagaung dynasty . ... 3 The Thayehki ttar a dynasty ..............a ................- · ................. · 4 The Pagan dynasty . S The Pinya dynasty . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Minyaza's account of how Ngazishin, when he had come to full mindfulness, gave examples to his officers of falsehood and trutha.................. 15 Minyaza's account of a false monk during the reign of Ngazishin ...... ... 16 Minyaza's examples of speech where speech is proper and of refraining from speech where silence is propera................................... 17 Minyaza's examples of proper gratitude ....... ....... ... ........ .... .. ... 20 Minyaza's examples of loss through lack of proper gratitude .... .... ..... 22 The Sagaing Dynasty ........................................· .............. 24 The foundation of Ava by Thadominbya .... ..... ....... ... ...... ... ...... .. 25 The thief Nga Tetpya in Thadominbya's reign ..... ....... ...... ......... .. 25 Mingyi zwasawke .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 2 7 Precedents offered to Mingyizwasawke in the matter of Yazathingyan and hi s brothe r Nga Nu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Precedents offered in Mingyizwasawke's reign in the matter of Thilawa, lord of Yameithin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Examples offered in Mingyizwasawke's reign by Minyaza on the requests from the lords of Mohnyin and of Kalei for help in fighting .... ....... 33 Minyaza' s submission_a in Mingyizwasawke's reign about setting up boundary stones between the Shan country and Burma .. ... ... .. .. .. 34 Minyaza's examples in answer to Mingyizwasawke's questions about Tazishin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Sub mis s ion on Fortune . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .· .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 7 Submission on King Ngataba ............................. ....... ... ... .. .. 40 Minyaza's submission to Mingyizwasawke on how, in a crooked place, one must act crookedly and how, in a straight place, one must act straightforwardly.................................................. 41 Minyaza's submission· of precedents over the grant of Arakan to Sawmungyi . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 Minyaza's submission of precedents over Sawmungyi's gift of a diadem to Mingyizwa . 44 Account of King Duttabaung given to Mingyizwa ........... ... ...... ....... 45 Sawmungyi's death in Arakan and Minyaza's submissions regarding the grant of Arakan to Sawme i .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 Death of . .. .. .. .. .. SO Mingyizwasawke .- . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SO Mingaung the First's accession and an account of his youtha.............. Minyaza's submission to King Mingaung on the behavior proper to kings ... 51 Minyaza's submission on the destruction of Htundon Bodet by the Onbaung Shans during Mingaung's reigna................................. 54 Minyaza's submissions during the reign of King Mingaung on the grant of Arakan to the King's daughter Saw Pyichantha and his son-in-law Nawrahta . .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 V Page Minyaza's submission in King Mingaung's reign on Kyeitaungnyo ... .... .. .. 57 Min a a's submission to King Mingaung on Lagun-ein, Yazadayit's m1n1sterf 7 . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 Minyaza's submission and precedents in reply to King Mingaung's question on who should and who should not be promoted .. ... .. .. .. .. 60 Minyaza's submission and precedents in reply to King Mingaung's question on whether it is good or not good to have small desires . ..... 62 Minyaza's submission on the request of Nga Hkinnyo the companion of King Mingaung's youth, for the grant of Taungngu . .. ...... .. .. .. .. 66 Minyaza's advice to the lord of Myohla ... .... .......... .. .. .. .. .. ... ... 71 Minyaza's submission to King Mingaung on how it is unfitting to regret what is given, and on giving what is hard to give .. ....... .. ... 72 Minyaza's submission regarding the affairs of Nga Hkinbathe friend of King Mingaung' s youth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 4 Minyaza's submission about Thihathu the son of King Mingaung ..... .. .. .. 75 Minyaza's reply to King Mingaung's question about his sons Minyekyawzwa and Thi ha thu . 7 6 Minyaza's submission and precedents to Thihathu, lord of Prome .......... 77 Minyaza'sand his drinkingreply to King. Mingaung's. questions. about. his. son. Minyekyawzwa. 77 Minyaza's examples given in reply to King Mingaung's question on the difficulty of being the parent of good children . ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 82 Minyaza's submission in the matter of Queen Saw Bomei . .......... ..... ... 84 The comparison given to King Mingaung between his father's style and his own . .. .. .. .. 86 Minyaza's submission on the arrival of a messenger from the Talaing king, Yazadayit, bringing presents . ... ..... ... .. ... ... ........ ... ... 86 The useful speech made by Thukyo of Panya when the Talaing king, Yazadayit, advanced upon Ava, during the reign of King Mingaung ....... 89 Submission made to the Talaing king, Yazadayit, by his minister, Dein ... 93 WiseThi conversetkany in . between. Minyaza. and. the. Talaing. minister,. Thihapatei. at. 9 3 Minyaza's submissions to the Talaing, Yazadayit, and to his queen, Thupabadeiwi, on the proper behavior for ladies of a royal householde.. 96 Examples and advice given by Minyaza during the reign of King Mingaung to the King's brother, Prince Theikdat, lord of Sagaing ............... 102 Minyaza's submission of precedents to King Mingaung, that he should so act that any enmity arising should be short and any friendship long ... 106 Minyaza's submission of precedents to King Mingaung, that in case he planned to attack another land, he must see to the safety of his own first . 109 Submission of the minister Sawhkanhkat to the Talaing king, Yazadayit ... 113 Refusal to accept a present of a golden drum and a ruby from a merchant of Myinmu in King Mingaung's reign .................................... 115 King Mingaung's question to Minyaza whether he had any equal in respectful treatment of his elders and Minyaza's reply and precedents .. 116 Kyanzittha and Alaungsithu in Pagan ..................................... 116 King Yinnaratheinhka's brother Narapatisithu and his wife Weiluwati in Pagan . .. .. .. .. 118 Narapatisithu's servant Nga Aungzwa ..................................... 119 The tale of Anandathuriya, son of Narapatisithu's brother's tutor ........ 121 Minyaza's submission to King Mingaung on the necessity of examining the truth or falsehood of a report .................................... 121 Minyaza's submission to King Mingaung on respect for elders ............. 128 Minyaza's submission to King Mingaung on Thameinparan