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    Akathaso are Burmese spirits that inhabit the tops of trees and serve as guardians of the sky. They are related to Yokkaso, who live on the trunks of trees and serve as guardians of trees, and Bhummaso, who live on the roots of trees and serve as guardians of the earth. Akathaso comes from the Pali term meaning "deity of the sky."

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    Akathaso

    Akathaso (Burmese: အာကာသစိုး) are Burmese nats (spirits) who inhabit the tops of trees and
    serve as guardians of the sky. Akathaso is derived from Pali akasa deva (အာကာသဒေဝ), which
    literally means "deity of the sky."[1]

    An artistic rendition of an Akathaso

    They are related to Yokkaso (ရုက္ခစိုး) and Bhummaso (ဘုမ္မစိုး), who respectively live on the trunks
    and roots of the trees. Bhummaso are guardian spirits of the earth while yokkaso are guardian
    spirits of trees.[1]

    Gallery
    Yokkaso

    Bhummaso

    Notes

    1. MLC 1993.

    References

    "SEAlang Library Burmese Lexicography" (http://sealang.net/burmese) . Myanmar–English Dictionary.


    Myanmar Language Commission. 1993. ISBN 1-881265-47-1.

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