{"id":3360,"date":"2025-10-19T08:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T08:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=3360"},"modified":"2025-10-19T08:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T08:49:00","slug":"a-king-keeps-his-vow-and-a-man-keeps-his-promise-%e1%80%99%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba%e1%80%b8%e1%80%99%e1%80%be%e1%80%ac%e1%80%9e%e1%80%85%e1%80%b9%e1%80%85%e1%80%ac-%e1%80%9c%e1%80%b0%e1%80%99%e1%80%be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2025\/10\/19\/a-king-keeps-his-vow-and-a-man-keeps-his-promise-%e1%80%99%e1%80%84%e1%80%ba%e1%80%b8%e1%80%99%e1%80%be%e1%80%ac%e1%80%9e%e1%80%85%e1%80%b9%e1%80%85%e1%80%ac-%e1%80%9c%e1%80%b0%e1%80%99%e1%80%be\/","title":{"rendered":"A King Keeps His Vow, and a Man Keeps His Promise \u1019\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1019\u103e\u102c\u101e\u1005\u1039\u1005\u102c \u101c\u1030\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1000\u1010\u102d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Sit Mone<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a well-known Burmese proverb:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe King must keep his vow, just as the common man must keep his promise.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u1019\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1019\u103e\u102c\u101e\u1005\u1039\u1005\u102c \u101c\u1030\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1000\u1010\u102d\u104b<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
In Sanskrit, this principle is known as \u201cLaw Ka Par La,\u201d<\/strong> meaning a sense of shame and fear of wrongdoing<\/em> \u2014 the inner moral restraint that prevents one from violating conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today\u2019s story recalls a remarkable example from Burmese history \u2014 how a true king once kept his vow, guided by Law Ka Par La<\/strong>, the sacred sense of responsibility and shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Story of King Min Htee of Yakhine (Rakhine)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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King Min Hti, depicted as god with four fingers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
King Min Htee was known for his integrity and courage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his reign, palace staff commonly chewed betel and would wipe their stained fingers on the gilded pillars. Over time, these beautiful golden pillars became blotched with red betel stains and white lime marks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disturbed by this disrespect, the King issued a royal decree:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhoever stains the palace pillars with betel-stained fingers shall have his index finger cut off immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The order was severe but just. From that day forward, everyone in the palace \u2014 ministers, princes, and servants alike \u2014 obeyed it strictly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The King\u2019s Test of Integrity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
One day, quite by accident, the King himself wiped his betel-stained finger on a pillar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few days later, when the palace was being repainted for the arrival of a foreign envoy, the King asked why. None dared to reply \u2014 until a brave attendant stepped forward and said, \u201cYour Majesty, it was you who stained the pillar.\u201d He even recorded the exact date and time of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Realizing his own guilt, King Min Htee immediately drew his sword and cut off his own finger<\/strong> in front of his stunned court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, he lived up to his own law \u2014 a king who ruled with courage and shame,<\/em> true to his vow and conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Legacy in Stone<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
According to Burmese historian U Pho Kyar<\/strong>, there stands a statue at Laung Kyet<\/strong> showing a king with only four fingers \u2014 believed to represent King Min Htee himself, a silent testament to honor and accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Question for Our Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The kings of old upheld their vows and left behind a legacy of conscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But what of our new king<\/em> in Nay Pyi Daw today?
Does he keep his vow?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note:<\/em> This article was written by Sit Mone<\/strong>, a blogger who once shared such historical and moral reflections online. He discontinued writing after facing intimidation from junta-linked operatives \u2014 a loss for Burma\u2019s free thought and honest expression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Sit Mone There is a well-known Burmese proverb: \u201cThe King must keep his vow, just as the common man must keep his promise.\u201d \u1019\u1004\u103a\u1038\u1019\u103e\u102c\u101e\u1005\u1039\u1005\u102c \u101c\u1030\u1019\u103e\u102c\u1000\u1010\u102d\u104b In Sanskrit, this principle is known as \u201cLaw Ka Par La,\u201d meaning a sense of shame and fear of wrongdoing \u2014 the inner moral restraint that prevents one from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3361,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6,123],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-history","category-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3360"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3364,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3360\/revisions\/3364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}