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What are Nāga and why are they significant?
In various Asian religious traditions, the Nāgas are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the...
Gavin Symahanou
Jul 9, 20242 min read
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What exactly are the Kwai Tanu?
The Kwai Tanu are small Animist figurines made out of clay, stone, special metals, and special Necromantic materials found from...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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Who is the Sihuhata (4 Ear, 5 Eye) deity?
The deity of Sihuhata is a folk deity commonly found in the Northern Lanna regions of Thailand. There are multiple legends about the...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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The making of the Kuman Thong:
According to ancient Thai manuscripts used by practitioners of black magic (Thai: ไสยศาสตร์ Saiyasat), first the unborn fetus was...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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What exactly is Sak-Yant?
Yantra tattooing or Sak Yant is a form of tattooing using Indian yantra designs. It consists of sacred geometrical, animal and deity...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 30, 20241 min read
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Ghost in S.E.A Culture:
Belief in ghosts in Thai culture is both popular and enduring. In the history of Thailand, Buddhist popular beliefs intermingled with...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 26, 20244 min read
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What are the basic differences between Vajrayāna and Esoteric Theravāda?
Unlike Vajrayāna, Esoteric Theravāda has no Tantra, only practices, so it has no text in regards to the practices unlike Vajrayāna,...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 26, 20241 min read
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What exactly is Borān kammaṭṭhāna?
Borān kammaṭṭhāna refers to the ancient and former practices that are found in modern day Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, and have been...
Gavin Symahanou
Jun 25, 20241 min read
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