deva, nat, Buddhism in Myanmar, Burmese folk religion, Jātakas, Epics
Consort
Sujā
Equivalents
Greek equivalent
Zeus
Roman equivalent
Jupiter
Norse equivalent
Thor
Slavic equivalent
Perun
A statue of Thagyamin at the Kyauktan Yay-Le Pagoda.
Thagyamin (Burmese: သိကြားမင်း, pronounced[ðədʑámɪ́ɰ̃]; from Sanskrit ၐကြŚakra) is the highest-ranking nat (deity) in traditional Burmese Buddhist belief. Considered as the king of Heaven,[5] he is the Burmese adaptation of the Hindu deity Indra.[6][7][8]
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Thagyamin (Burmese: သိကြားမင်း, pronounced [ðədʑámɪ́ɰ̃]; from Sanskrit ၐကြ Śakra) is the highest-ranking nat (deity) in traditional Burmese Buddhist belief...
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37 nats deified along with an intricately carved wooden sculpture of Thagyamin, the Burmese version of the Indian god Indra. Within the compound of the...
ceremonial offerings (ကုဗ္ဘီး) made to the Triple Gem, the 11 deva headed by Thagyamin, 9 Hindu deities, indigenous nat, and the 100 Phi. A protective prayer...
Trāyastriṃśa Nat Ten-bu Dharmapala Sakra or Sakka Indranama Saman Taishakuten Thagyamin Vajrapani Yuanshi Tianzun Jade Emperor Hwanin Tengri These are his parents...
next day called a-kya nei (အကျနေ့) is when Thingyan fully arrives as Thagyamin makes his descent from his celestial abode to Earth. At a given signal...
Buddhist counterpart Ulgen/Qormusta Tengri, the Turko-Mongolian counterpart Thagyamin, the Burmese Buddhist representation of Śakra, a counterpart of the Jade...
continue in Burma today, even in the majority Buddhist culture. For example, Thagyamin is worshipped whose origins are in the Hindu god Indra. Burmese literature...
princess. They found the rock at the bottom of the sea. With the help of the Thagyamin, the king of Tawadeintha Heaven in Buddhist cosmology, found the perfect...
continue in Burma today, even in the majority Buddhist culture. For example, Thagyamin is worshipped whose origins are in the Hindu god Indra. Burmese literature...
continue in Burma today, even in the majority Buddhist culture. For example, Thagyamin is worshipped whose origins are in the Hindu god Indra. Burmese literature...
figureheads of the garuda (a mythical bird) and naga (a mythical serpent), and Thagyamin at the center Nawarupa (နဝရူပ) - used by the royal ministers and officers...
he created a formal list of 37, strategically renaming the head one, Thagyamin, which was a name of Buddhist origin. He also placed statues of deva in...
Kyauktan Ye Le (Entire Island View) Statue of Buddha Inside Kyauktan Ye Le Thagyamin Statue Guarding Kyauktan Ye Le Kyauktan Ye Le Monks With Tourist Kyaik...
of the five great devas, and the oldest of all the nats. After the god Thagyamin, she is considered the most important supporter of the religion. Claim...
perching atop the column, while the base of the column may be decorated with Thagyamin. Vasudhara, the earth goddess, may also be found at the base. Tagundaing...
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