In 1952 a twenty-six-year-old man living in a village in Central Burma was possessed by weikza—humans with extraordinary powers, including immortality. Key figures in Burmese Buddhism, weikza do not d
In 1952 a twenty-six-year-old man living in a village in Central Burma was possessed by weikza—humans with extraordinary powers, including immortality. Key figures in Burmese Buddhism, weikza do not d
Hidden at the margins of Burmese Buddhism and culture, the cults of the?weikza?shape Burmese culture by bringing together practices of supernatural power and a mission to protect Buddhism. This exciti
