Nang Kwak
Nang Kwak 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.
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When
- Attested period
- 1970 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Maneki Neko, Phra Gumarn Gasaba Thera, To Kok Khanak, Shri-Lakshmi
- syncretized with
- Lakshmi
- allied with
- Phosop, Phra Mae Thorani, Nang Prachant
- manifested by
- Mae Po Sop
- child of
- Pu Chao Khao Khiao
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“One Buddhist legend presents Nang Kwak as a maiden named Nang Supawadee (or Subhavadi) of a trader family that converted to Buddhism. Another Thai legend presents Nang Kwak as the woman who defended a king from a demon in the epic Ramakien, Thai version of the Hindu epic Ramayana.”
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“Here, Phosop is worshipped together with other goddesses, Nang Kwak and Phra Mae Thorani, all three enshrined in the same shrine.”
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