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Thongalel
| Thongalel | |
|---|---|
God of the death and the king of the hell | |
| Other names | Thongaren, Thongarel, Thongalen |
| Meitei | ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯂꯦꯜ |
| Affiliation | Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
| Abode | Underworld |
| Texts | Poireiton Khunthok, Nongban Pombi Luwaoba |
| Gender | Male |
| Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
| Personal information | |
| Siblings | Poireiton |
| Consorts | Laikhurembi, Thongak Lairembi, Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi and Lainaotabi |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek equivalent | Hades |
| Roman equivalent | Pluto |
| Hinduism equivalent | Yama[1] |
Leinung Thongalel (Old Manipuri: ꯂꯩꯅꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯂꯦꯜ), also spelt as Khamnung Thongaren (Meitei: ꯈꯝꯅꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯔꯦꯟ), is the god of the death and the ruler of the underworld (Khamnung) in Meitei mythology and religion.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He is the consort of Laikhurembi.[8] He is equivalent to Yama of Hindu mythology.[1]
Sources
- Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology. Sahitya Akademi. 1997.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Singh, Elangbam Nilakanta (1982). Aspects of Indian Culture. Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy.
- ↑ Singh, Wahengbam Ibohal (1986). The History of Manipur: An early period. Manipur Commercial Company.
- ↑ Mehrotra, Deepti Priya (2009-07-08). Burning Bright Irom Sharmila. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-153-6.
- ↑ Mehrotra, Deepti Priya (1980). The North Eastern Geographer. North East India Geographical Society. ISBN 978-81-8475-153-6.
- ↑ Mehrotra, Deepti Priya (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-8475-153-6.
- ↑ Commission, India Indian Historical Records (1976). Proceedings of the Meetings of the Session. Manager of Publications. ISBN 978-81-8475-153-6.
- ↑ Commission, India Indian Historical Records (1982). Contributions to Southeast Asian Ethnography. Board of Editors, Contributions to Southeast Asian Ethnography. ISBN 978-81-8475-153-6.
- ↑ Ray, Asok Kumar; Chakraborty, Satyabrata (2008). Society, Politics, and Development in North East India: Essays in Memory of Dr. Basudeb Datta Ray. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-572-8.