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Nang Kwak (Thai: นางกวัก) is a Bodhisattva, household goddess or Spirit of Thai folklore. She is deemed to bring good fortune, prosperity and attract customers to a business. Although Nang Kwak is more a figure of popular folklore than a deity, there are Buddhist legends that seek to incorporate her into the Buddhist fold.
Pages in category "Thai goddesses" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M. Mae sue; Mya Nan Nwe; N.
43 Thai mythology. 44 Tungusic mythology. 45 Turkic mythology. ... deities regarded as female or mostly feminine in gender. African mythology (sub-Saharan) Afro-Asiatic
Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand . With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture .
Nang Ta-khian (Thai: นางตะเคียน, "Lady of Ta-khian") is a female spirit of the folklore of Thailand. It manifests itself as a woman that haunts Hopea odorata trees. These are very large trees known as Ta-khian (ตะเคียน) in Thai, hence her name. [1]
Images of Phra Mae Thorani are common in shrines and Buddhist temples of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos. According to Buddhist myths, Phra Mae Thorani is personified as a young woman wringing the cool waters of detachment out of her hair to drown Mara, the demon sent to tempt Gautama Buddha as he meditated under the Bodhi Tree.
In Southeast Asian Buddhist mythology, kinnaris, the female counterpart of kinnaras, are depicted as half-bird, half-woman creatures. One of the many creatures that inhabit the mythical Himavanta, kinnaris have the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the wings, tail and feet of a swan. They are renowned for their dance, song and poetry, and ...
Pages in category "Thai deities" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. K. Kru Kai Kaew; Kuman thong; P.