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Phra Mae Thorani

Phra Mae Thorani

Culture & Region

Thailand/Myanmar (Buddhist)

Time Period

c. Buddhist adoption (post-3rd c. BCE)

Domains

Earthwater from hairwitness to enlightenment

Symbols & Animals

Wringing water from hairlong hairearth

Sacred Sites & Cult Centers

  • Thai/Burmese Buddhist temples

Key Myths & Stories

Witnessed Buddha's enlightenment; wrung water from hair to drown Mara's armies

Related Deities

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