Thai Buddhist deities

thumb|The Planet Rahu and other Astral Figures, painting by the Mahesh of Chamba (fl. c. 1730 - 1770). [[Rietberg Museum]] Rāhu (Sanskrit: राहु, 16px|☊) is one of the nine major celestial bodies (navagraha) in Hindu texts and the king of meteors. It represents the ascension of the Moon in its precessional orbit around the Earth, also referred to as the north lunar node, and along with Ketu, is a "shadow planet" that causes eclipses. Despite having no physical existence, Rahu has been allocated the status of the planet by ancient seers owing to its strong influence in astrology.

thumb|300px|Illustrated of Mekhala and Ramasura, from a samut khoi of Thai poetry in the second half of the 19th century. Now in the collection of [[Bavarian State Library, Germany.]]

Suvannamaccha (; ; , ALA-LC: Suvaṇṇmacchā; , ; literally "golden fish") is a daughter of Ravana (Thotsakan) appearing in the Thailand and other Southeast Asian versions of Ramayana. She is a mermaid princess who tries to spoil Hanuman's plans to build a bridge to Lanka but falls in love with him instead.

Phra Sunthariwani, also known as Nang Sunthariwani, is a goddess in the Thai Buddhist tradition, regarded as the protector of the Dhamma and the Tripiṭaka. She is venerated especially at Wat Suthat Thepwararam Ratchaworamahawihan. Depicted with a pure white body, she is adorned in royal Thai attire, dressed in white, with two arms. Her right hand is in a beckoning gesture (later changed to the vitarka mudrā), and her left hand holds a crystal ball in her lap.

Thai household spirit

Thai representation of the god Brahma