Maung Po Tu
Maung Po Tu ({{langx|my|မောင်ဘိုးတူ}} {{IPA|my|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.yangonow.com/eng/culture/nat/37_nat.html |title=Thirty-Seven Nats |accessdate=2006-07-03 |author=Hla Thamein |publisher=Yangonow |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060624080232/http://www.yangonow.com/eng/culture/nat/37_nat.html |archivedate=2006-06-24 }} Maung Po Tu is considered the guardian of traders and their businesses.{{cite web|url=http://www.mymagicalmyanmar.com/MMM%201-3.pdf |title=Spirit worship in Myanmar: The Nat Panthein |last=Ma Thanegi |date=June 2014 |work=My Magical Myanmar |accessdate=19 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721171201/http://www.mymagicalmyanmar.com/MMM%201-3.pdf |archivedate=21 July 2015 }}