Saksit

Saksit

Saksit is a term for supernatural powers used in Laos and Thailand. The belief in such powers originates in the animistic religion which existed before the Buddhism was adopted and merged into the traditional religion.

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* [http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/axismundi/2000/syncretism_in_burma.php Article in a students journal for studying religion]


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