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ID: 901002664
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Record Type: Character/Person

Phra Mae Thorani

Note: Earth Mother Goddess worshipped across mainland Southeast Asia for aiding the Buddha in his quest for enlightenment against the forces of Mara.

Names:
Phra Mae Thorani (preferred,Thai (transliterated)-P,D,N)
พระแม่ธรณี (Thai,D,N)
ព្រះម៉ែធរណី (Khmer,D,N)
ເຈົ້າແມ່ທໍລະນີ (Lao,D,N)
Pṛthivī (Sanskrit (transliterated),D,N)
पृथिवी (Sanskrit,D,N)
Bhūmīdevī (Sanskrit (transliterated),D,N)
भूमिदेवी (Sanskrit,D,N)
Vasundharā (Pali,D,N)
ဝသုန္ဓရာ (Burmese,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Phra Mae Thorani (I)
Related Iconography:
associated with .... Buddha
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Buddha (primary character of Buddhism)) [901000851]
associated with .... Buddha defeating Māra
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist narratives, Life of Sakyamuni Buddha (Buddhist narratives), Buddha defeating Māra (Buddhist narrative)) [901002284]
manifestation of .... Vasudhara
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Vasudhara (Buddhist bodhisattva)) [901000858]

Other Relationships:
culture/religion is .... Buddhism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Theravada
.....(Hinayana, Buddhism, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... goddesses, mother
.....(goddesses, deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
located in .... i-Thailand
.....(Asia) (TGN)
located in .... Cambodia
.....(Asia) (TGN)
located in .... i-Laos
.....(Asia) (TGN)
located in .... Birma (Myanmar)
.....(Asia) (TGN)
affiliated/associated with .... Buddha (Asian philosopher, founder of Buddhism, ca. 560-ca. 480 BCE)
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:
Phra Mae Thorani
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
พระแม่ธรณี
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
ព្រះម៉ែធរណី
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
ເຈົ້າແມ່ທໍລະນີ
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
Pṛthivī
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
पृथिवी
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
Bhūmīdevī
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
भूमिदेवी
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
Vasundharā
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
ဝသုန္ဓရာ
................Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383
Iconography Record Sources:
................ McGill, ed. Emerald Cities (2009 133-134
................ Revire and Pitchaya, eds., Decoding Southeast Asian Art (2022) 370-383

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