Bo Bo Gyi
Bo Bo Gyi is a guardian deity (nat) unique to each Burmese Buddhist temple or pagoda. He is typically depicted as a nearly life-sized elderly man, dressed in a curved cap and sometimes carrying a cane, to signify old age. The Shwenyaungbin (Golden Banyan Tree) Bo Bo Gyi shrine between Yangon and Bago is often visited by new car owners hoping to have their cars blessed by the spirit at that site.
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- syncretized with
- Indra
- manifests as
- thep than chai
- manifested by
- Indra
- co occurs with
- Ko Myo Shin
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“Bo Bo Gyi (Burmese: ဘိုးဘိုးကြီး, pronounced [bó bó dʑí]; lit. 'hallowed grandfather') traditionally refers to the name of a guardian deity (called nat) unique to each Burmese Buddhist temple or pagoda. Bo Bo Gyi is typically depicted as a nearly life-sized elderly man, dressed in a curved cap and sometimes carrying a cane, to signify old age”
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“the original nameless guardian spirit, Bo Bo Gyi (lit. 'Big Grandfather'), has been replaced in a shrine in Hsipaw by new images of Ko Myo Shin and his sister, who are now the main focus of worship.”
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