The spirits
or " nye" are supposed to inhabit all inanimate objects and sometimes
thought to take possession of living creatures, becoming " taw "
or a mt of werewolf. Providing that a man is free from the four
unpardonable sins of adultery, theft. debt and murder, he will be
recalled to a " heaven ", otherwise, a " hell " comprised of seven great
dipping mts awaits the condemned. Each village has a " paw khu "
or religious leader who dreams and conjures the explanations and
interpretations that he must give the people.