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Mount Popa is considered the abode of Burma's most powerful Nats and as such is the most important nat worship center. It has therefore been called Burma's Mount Olympus . One legend tells about brother and sister MinMahagiri (Great Mountain) nats, from the kingdom of Tagaung at the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy, who sought refuge from King ...
Mount Popa and Taung Kalat to left of picture seen from a distance across a dry riverbed Offerings of alcohol and liquor to Min Kyawzwa at a nat pwe in Amarapura. The most important nat pilgrimage site in Burma is Mount Popa, an extinct volcano with numerous temples and relic sites atop a 1300 metre-tall mountain located near Bagan in
Taung Kalat (Burmese: ပုပ္ပါးတောင်ကလပ်) is a Buddhist monastery and temple complex located on Mount Popa in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. The site is built on a tall volcanic plug , and is one of several prominent nat spiritual sites in the vicinity of nearby Mount Popa .
The beliefs and practices of folk faith vary widely across Myanmar, so it is difficult to define this religion exactly. Several scholars in the 19th and 20th century have done field research in villages in Myanmar, their findings have then been reported by themselves, as well as recently by others in various books and articles.
Mount Popa. Mandalay Hill. Mount Zwegabin. The shrine at the top of Mt. Taung Kalat near Mount Popa. The following is a list of mountains in Myanmar (Burma). The elevations are in metres. For the names of the mountains in the Latin script the most common transcription has been adopted. Note:
Scientists have recently discovered a new primate species in Myanmar’s central forest. However, the Popa langur, named after nearby Mount Popa, is tragically already on the verge of extinction.
Popa Medaw (Burmese: ပုပ္ပားမယ်တော်; lit. ' Queen-Mother of Popa or Lady of Popa ', also known as Me Wunna) is a nat of Myanmar. She is a flower-eating yakshini and the mother of the Shwe Hpyin ('Inferior Gold') brothers Shwe Hpyin Naungdaw and Shwe Hpyin Nyidaw.
An altar depicting nats and weizza (Taw Bo Bo Aung, Bodaw Aung Mingaung), Mount Popa, Myanmar A weizza statue at Shwedagon Pagoda. A weizza or weikza (Burmese: ဝိဇ္ဇာ, Pali: vijjādhara [1]) is a mystic in Burmese Buddhism commonly associated with esoteric and heterodox practices such as recitation of spells, samatha, and alchemy.