Maung Po Tu Explained

Maung Po Tu (Burmese: မောင်ဘိုးတူ in Burmese pronounced as /màʊɰ̃ pʰó tù/) is one of the 37 nats in the Burmese pantheon of nats. He was a tea trader during the reign of King Minkhaung I of Ava, and he was killed by a tiger on his way to Shan State. He is portrayed sitting on a tiger, a stick in his right hand, and his left hand on his thigh.^[1] Maung Po Tu is considered the guardian of traders and their businesses.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thirty-Seven Nats . 2006-07-03 . Hla Thamein . Yangonow . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060624080232/http://www.yangonow.com/eng/culture/nat/37_nat.html . 2006-06-24 .
2. Web site: Spirit worship in Myanmar: The Nat Panthein . Ma Thanegi . June 2014 . My Magical Myanmar . 19 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721171201/http://www.mymagicalmyanmar.com/MMM%201-3.pdf . 21 July 2015 .