essay
Respected grandfather, bless this Nissan: benevolent and politically neutral Bo Bo Gyi
burma at the turn of the twenty-first century • Honolulu • Published In 2005 • Pages: 90-111
By: Sadan, Mandy.
Abstract
This is a study of a particular deity in Burmese Buddhist pantheon, Bo Bo Gyi, 'Respected Grandfather.' The author is particularly interested in the Bo Bo Gyi statues in the different temples and shrines in the vicinity of Rangoon. He is curious why some statues are more venerated than others. While the state has built new temples for Bo Bo Gyi with impressive statues in an attempt to control and appropriate the cult, these are not the places that are well attended. Rather it is those statues and temples, the author concludes, with a deeper history, or mythology associated with them and located in specific place. The author also notes that although Bo Bo Gyi is not a nat, there is a pull to make him more nat-like.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2012
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard;2011
- Field Date
- 1996-1997
- Coverage Date
- 1997
- Coverage Place
- Rangoon, Burma
- Notes
- Mandy Sadan
- for bibliographical references see document 39:Skidmore
- LCCN
- 2005003440
- LCSH
- Burma--Social life and customs