If you say Mingala word, the word you say is full of auspiciousness and brings forth glory to one's life. It is a 'Mingala Zagha', auspicious words. When you have done something marvelous on a day, the day is your 'Mingala Nei' or 'auspicious day'. As an opposite way of mentioning a bad day, we use 'A Mingala Nei', an inauspicious day. An inauspicious occasion seems unlucky and gives signs that success is unlikely. Everybody wants to make his or her day auspicious day, they have to say, do or think of something auspicious.

We have some words differently used on different occasions. For example, we use 'Sumangala' for glorious occasions such as Novitiation or Ear-boring ceremonies, wedding ceremonies, food offering ceremonies and every ceremony done for the purpose of good for us and others. 'Su' means good, wholesome, worthy and 'mangala' means auspicious and glorious. 'Sumangala ceremonies' are always occupied with the activities done with the aim of to be glorious in our culture.

The opposite word 'Dumangala' is the term confined to be used only for bad occasions like funerals or something like that. 'Du' means bad, unwholesome or ill-fated. Therefore, we have specific songs for those two different days- good day and bad day. Everybody wants not to be his days 'Dumangala' but to be 'Sumangala'. Such kinds of words are purely derived from Pali.

Since Mangala (Mingala) is the derivative from Pali word, it gradually comes into being as a Myanmar word. Mingala is a special Buddhist cultural terminology that implies the source of prosperity, blessing, anything auspicious, joyous and festive. Our Lord Buddha even placed the emphasis on a specific discourse, namely Mangala Sutta, for the benefits of the households as well as the monks and ascetics. In order to make your life, an auspicious life or 'Mingala Shi Thaw Bawa', you have to practice not only reciting Mangala Sutta Pali verses or Sabba Mangala Gahta but also doing something auspicious in our daily lives.

Everybody, be auspicious!

Ar Lone, Mingalaba!