Wathondara
deity earth Burmese single tradition · 1
Wathondara is the earth goddess in Burmese Buddhism. She is invoked to witness meritorious deeds during Buddhist ceremonies, particularly during the water ceremony (yay zet cha). After the ceremony, libated water is poured on soil outside to return the water to the goddess.
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“The earth goddess, known in Burmese as Wathondara (ဝသုန္ဒရာ) or Wathondare (ဝသုန္ဒရေ), is invoked to witness these meritorious deeds. Afterward, the libated water is poured on soil outside, to return the water to the goddess.”
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