King of the Nats

Deity (the indigenised heaven-king who heads the indigenous nat pantheon). English title leads; native Thagyamin (သိကြားမင်း) in alt/transliterations. Though derived from Indra, he is included here as the apex of the indigenous Thirty-Seven Nats layer.

Domains

• heaven celestial realm
• kingship over spirits

Powers

• Descends each new year to record human deeds in golden and dog-skin books

Epithets

• သိကြားမင်း

Relations

• equated with: Śakra
• interpretatio: Indra

Sources

• R. C. Temple, The Thirty-Seven Nats, London, 1906
• Melford E. Spiro, Burmese Supernaturalism, expanded ed. 1978