Maung Po Tu ( ) is one of the 37 nats in the Burmese pantheon of nats. He was a tea trader during the reign of King

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, and he was killed by a tiger on his way to

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. He is portrayed sitting on a tiger, a stick in his right hand, and his left hand on his thigh. Maung Po Tu is considered the guardian of traders and their businesses.

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