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Burma / Myanmar: Wooden carving of a Burmese nat or spirit decorated in gold leaf and red lacquer, Mandalay, c. late 19th century
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Burma / Myanmar: Wooden carving of a Burmese nat or spirit decorated in gold leaf and red lacquer, Mandalay, c. late 19th century
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Nats are spirits worshipped in Burma in conjunction with Buddhism. They are divided between the 37 Great Nats and all the rest (i.e., spirits of trees, water, etc). Almost all of the 37 Great Nats were human beings who met violent deaths.
. According to Sir Richard Carnac Temple, who wrote the definitive English language study on The Thirty-Seven Nats in 1906, all Burmese natwith two exceptions, including Thagya Natare the spirits either of former royalty, or of persons connected with royalty. Most lived between the 13th and 17th centuries, and nowadays each is associated with a special cult, that is a specific ceremony or festival, together with an appropriate place and time for performing it.
. According to Sir Richard Carnac Temple, who wrote the definitive English language study on The Thirty-Seven Nats in 1906, all Burmese natwith two exceptions, including Thagya Natare the spirits either of former royalty, or of persons connected with royalty. Most lived between the 13th and 17th centuries, and nowadays each is associated with a special cult, that is a specific ceremony or festival, together with an appropriate place and time for performing it.
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Tamaño imagen:
4100 x 4201 px | 49.3 MB
Tamaño impresión:
34.7 x 35.6 cm | 13.7 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
