Thagyamin

Thagyamin
King of the Gods
God of Lightning, Thunder, and Rain
King of Heaven
The sculpture of Thagyamin in position of chief of nat in Shwezigon Pagoda in Pagan Kingdom.
Sanskrit transliterationShakraj
Affiliationdeva, nat, Buddhism in Myanmar, Burmese folk religion
AbodeAmarāvati, the capital of Indraloka (Indra's world) in Svarga, Trāyastriṃśa (Heaven of the 33), Mount Meru
WeaponVajra (Thunderbolt), Astras, Vasavi Shakthi
SymbolsVajra, Indra's net
MountAiravata (White elephant), Uchchaihshravas (White horse)
Textsdeva, nat, Buddhism in Myanmar, Burmese folk religion, Jātakas, Epics
ConsortSujā
Equivalents
GreekZeus
NorseThor
RomanJupiter
SlavicPerun

Thagyamin (Burmese: သိကြားမင်း, pronounced [ðədʑámɪ́ɰ̃]; from Sanskrit ၐကြ, Śakra) is the highest-ranking nat (deity) in traditional Burmese Buddhist belief. Considered as the king of Heaven, he is the Burmese adaptation of the Hindu deities Indra.

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