The paw khu is a vq
man in any Lahu villa~eh, aving morc powcr, in cascs, than
the village headman or chieftain. Some of the paw khus become "man in the eyes of the Lahu and-in such cases thep hemme
intoxicated with power and often mislead their people into terrible
undertakin~sa nd " purification " purges. At present, a Lahu "man
god" (called Pu Chawng Luang or Paw Khu Luang by Thais) lives
in Burma, sr~uthof KengtunR and has bccn responsible for recalling
many Thailand Lahu back to live near him