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Encyclopedia > Nat (spirit)

A nat is one of thirty-seven spirits that are worshipped by Bamar in conjunction to Buddhism. Nats are believed to be human beings in history who had violent deaths (aptly named "green death"). The king of the nats is named Thagyamin (Thagyarmin), who is often associated with the Hindu god Indra (Burmese sakka). The most important nat pilgrimage site in Myanmar is Mount Popa, an extinct volcano with numerous temples and relic sites atop a mountain 1300 m, near Bagan. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived between approximately 566 and 486 BCE. Originating in India, Buddhism gradually spread throughout Asia to Central Asia... Indra (इन्द्र), god of weather and war, and Lord of Heaven or Swargaloka, was the supreme deva of Hinduism during the early Vedic period. ... Pagan (also known as Bagan) was an important ancient kingdom in Myanmar. ...


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Nat (spirit) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (136 words)
) are spirits worshipped in Myanmar (formerly Burma) in conjunction with Buddhism.
The king of the nats is Thagyamin (Thagyarmin), identified with the Buddhist deva Ĺšakra (Burmese sakka).
The most important nat pilgrimage site in Myanmar is Mount Popa, an extinct volcano with numerous temples and relic sites atop a mountain 1300 metres, located near Bagan.
Nat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (165 words)
Nat (spirit), a Burmese spirit worshipped in Myanmar in conjunction with Buddhism
Nat (information), a logarithmic unit of information or entropy
This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or all of an abbreviation, an acronym, an initialism, a word in English, or a word in another language.
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