Bago Medaw people, representing the Mon cultural identity and the history of Bago, which was once the Mon capital of Hanthawadi. Bago Medaw Bago Medaw (, or , ; also known as the Buffalo Mother or Lady Buffalo) is a Burmese nat commonly venerated in the vicinity of Bago, although worship is seen throughout Lower Burma. Bago Medaw is depicted as a maiden wearing a water buffalo 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
University of Nursing, Yangon 1986, and was upgraded to university status in 1991. In 1994 it became the first medical training facility in the country to offer a four-year, full-time BNSc degree program. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in various fields of nursing. Courses undertaken at the University of Nursing are eligible for credit transfers towards courses taken at the Open University of the UK. Each of the following nursing universities also takes in 100 students per year. University of Nursing, Yangon The University of Nursing, Yangon ( ; formerly The Institute of Nursing, Yangon) is a nursing university, located in Lanmadaw