Early Life
Maha Bandula was born Maung Yit (မောင်ရစ် ) on 6 November 1782 (Wednesday, 2nd waxing of Tazaungmon 1144 ME) in Dabayin, the firstborn son of a minor gentry family of Pauk Taw (ပေါက်တော) and his wife, Nyein (ငြိမ်, as in "calm"; not the more common ငြိမ်း as in "finality/completed"). He had three siblings: brother Aye (အေး), sister Dok (ဒုတ်), and brother Myat Ne (မြတ်နေ). As customary with Burmese boys of the era, Yit from age of 6 received education at the local Buddhist monastery. He had to quit his studies before he turned 13 after his father died of illness. He had to take on early responsibilities in his youth after the death of his father. He worked the sesame fields with his mother and looked after his younger siblings. He got married a few years later to Shin Min Bu (ရှင်မင်းဘူး). They had a son named Kyan Gyi (ကျန်းကြီး).
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