Bhummaso
deity earth Southeast Asian folk religion single tradition · 2
Bhummaso is a deity in folk Southeast Asia which originated from local religions and was combined with Theravada Buddhism and Hinduism. This term can refer to either male or female depending on the place they are in charge of. They serve as guardians of the earth and inhabit the roots of trees.
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“They are generally worshipped in spirit houses that can be found everywhere in Thailand and Cambodia. Their group consisted of nine men and women in Tai folk religion and khmer folk religion with They will appear wearing traditional ancient crowns”
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“They are related to Bhummaso (ဘုမ္မစိုး; bhūmideva), spirits that inhabit the earth; and Akathaso (အာကာသစိုး; ākāsadeva), spirits that inhabit the sky.”
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