The Burmese
nat-like
deity
Bo Bo Gyi,
a benevolent guardian
spirit unique to each Buddhist
temple in
Myanmar and who
is classically depicted as a life-sized man, often holding a
walking stick in one hand while pointing the index finger of his
other hand in a direction away from him
(fig.).
In
Thailand, he is known
as
Thep Than Jai (fig.).
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