Thagyamin

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Thagyamin is the chief deity in Burmese Buddhist cosmology, often equated with Indra, who presides over the heavens and plays a central role in Myanmar’s religious and cultural traditions.

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Thagyamin canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese deity
deity
abode Mount Meru
associatedConcept cosmic order
karma
rebirth
associatedWith Burmese New Year festival Thingyan
linked to: Burmese New Year

lightning
merit
moral conduct
rain
thunder
cosmologicalRealm Tavatimsa heaven
country Myanmar
culture Burmese culture
depictedAs deity holding a conch or thunderbolt
royal figure in celestial attire
domain heavens
equivalent Indra
Sakka
festivalRole inspector of human deeds during Thingyan
function judge of good and evil deeds
protector of righteous rulers
gender male deity
hasMythType didactic moral tales
iconographicAttribute crown
royal regalia
influenced Burmese literature
Burmese performing arts
Burmese visual arts
languageName Burmese
linkedTradition Pali Buddhist texts about Sakka/Indra
moralStatus benevolent deity
mythologicalOrigin adaptation of Hindu god Indra into Burmese Buddhism
partOf Burmese Buddhist cosmology
linked to: Buddhist cosmology

Burmese nat and deity pantheon
regionOfVeneration Southeast Asia
religion Buddhism
Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
role chief deity in Burmese Buddhist cosmology
guardian of the Buddha’s teachings
king of the gods
title Lord of the Thirty-Three
worshippedIn Burmese folk religion
Myanmar

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