Yokkaso
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Yokkaso (Burmese: ရုက္ခစိုး, MLCTS: rukhka.cui:; Pali: rukkhadevatā; Sanskrit: vṛkṣadevatā), also known as Thitpin Saung Nat (Burmese: သစ်ပင်စောင့်နတ်; lit. 'Tree Guardian Spirit'), are Burmese nats (spirits) who serve as guardians of the trees.
They are related to Bhummaso (ဘုမ္မစိုး; bhūmideva), spirits that inhabit the earth; and Akathaso (အာကာသစိုး; ākāsadeva), spirits that inhabit the sky.[1][2]
Gallery
[edit]- Statue of Yokkaso
Notes
[edit]- ^ MLC 1993.
- ^ "Buddhism and animism in Myanmar". Green Lotus.
References
[edit]- "SEAlang Library Burmese Lexicography". Myanmar–English Dictionary. Myanmar Language Commission. 1993. ISBN 1-881265-47-1.