Thagyamin
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Thagyamin is the highest-ranking nat in traditional Burmese Buddhist belief. Considered as the king of Heaven, he is the Burmese adaptation of the Hindu deity Indra.
Thagyamin at the Shwedagon Pagoda
A statue of Thagyamin at the Kyauktan Yay-Le Pagoda.
The sculpture of Thagyamin in position of chief of nat in Shwezigon Pagoda in Pagan Kingdom.
Mount Popa Nat Worship
Sky father
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In comparative mythology, sky father is a term for a recurring concept in polytheistic religions of a sky god who is addressed as a "father", often the father of a pantheon and is often either a reign
Thagyamin
…Burmese: သိကြားမင်း, pronounced ; from Sanskrit ၐကြ, Śakra) is the highest-ranking nat (deity) in traditional Burmese Buddhist belief. Considered as the king of Heaven, he is the Burmese adaptation of the Hindu deity Indra. Thagyamin (သိကြားမင်း) is derived from the combination of the Sanskrit word "Shakra" (शक्र; a…
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