Thai Lao · deity · Theravada Buddhist mythic time; pan Tai folk cult · deity
Deity. Though her name derives from Pali dharaṇī and she is pan-Buddhist, the personified Earth Goddess of the hair-wringing legend belongs to the indigenous Tai folk layer. English title leads; native Nang Thorani / พระแม่ธรณี in alt/transliterations.
Domains
earth and ground
water and purification
Powers
Wrings a deluge from her hair to drown the demon army
Bears witness to a being's hoard of accumulated merit