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Yokkaso

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An artistic rendition of a Thitpin Saung Nat

Yokkaso (Burmese: ရုက္ခစိုး, MLCTS: rukhka.cui:; Pali: rukkhadevatā; Sanskrit: vṛkṣadevatā), also known as Thitpin Saung Nat (Burmese: သစ်ပင်စောင့်နတ်; lit.'Tree Guardian Spirit'), are Burmese nats (spirits) who serve as guardians of the trees.

They are related to Bhummaso (ဘုမ္မစိုး; bhūmideva), spirits that inhabit the earth; and Akathaso (အာကာသစိုး; ākāsadeva), spirits that inhabit the sky.[1][2]

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  1. ^ MLC 1993.
  2. ^ "Buddhism and animism in Myanmar". Green Lotus.

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