Phi of Heaven

Phi of Heaven is known to the Tai as Phi Fa or Phi Thaen, giver of rain and creator god. The Tai call him by the word for sky, thaen, which comes from the Chinese tian. He appears in the stories of Khun Borom.

In the Phi Fa ritual, held for someone recovering from serious illness, a shaman invites him to the altar with khaen music, chanting and an all-night dance, and asks him for healing and protection.