Lairembi

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Lairembi /ˈlaɪræmbi/) or Lairemma /ˈlaɪræmmə/, is the Meitei word for 'goddess' or 'female deity',^[1]^[2] the masculine form is "Lairemba". It is a gender specific term for a deity in Sanamahism (Meitei religion).^[3]^[4]^[5]

Goddess Lailempi Khunthok Hanpi in her pantheon.

The concept and reverence for the goddesses appears in the Puya (Meitei texts).

Examples[edit]

Imoinu[edit]

Lailempi Imoinu

Imoinu is the Meitei goddess of wealth, prosperity, hearth fire and family. She dwells either in the kitchen or the Sanamahi Kachin.^[6]^[7]

Leimarel Sidabi[edit]

Leimarel Sidabi is the highest female divinity in Meitei religion. She is the supreme mother earth goddess as well as the consort of Atingkok, the supreme creator god.^[8]

Panthoibi[edit]

Panthoibi is the Meitei goddess of war, love and fertility. She is the mother goddess in Sanamahism (Meitei religion) and has many attributes and aspects.^[9]^[10]

References[edit]

[1] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=hYrYfD_xZsoC&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=lairembi%2Flairemma+female+deity

[2] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=xRbkAAAAMAAJ&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Lairembi+goddess

[3] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=hYrYfD_xZsoC&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=lairembi%2Flairemma+female+deity

[4] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=xRbkAAAAMAAJ&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Lairembi+goddess

[5] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=COCBAAAAMAAJ&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=lairemma+sovereign+goddess

[6] ttp://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Manipur_and_Religion.A_Hymn_for_Goddess_Emoinu

[7] ttp://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.books.emoinu

[8] ttp://manipuri.itgo.com/the_lais.html#leimaren

[9] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=wPjqAAAAMAAJ&q=panthoibi+goddess&dq=panthoibi+goddess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWtKD-n-zuAhWR8XMBHUOHAWMQ6AEwBnoECAkQAg

[10] ttps://books.google.co.in/books?id=COCBAAAAMAAJ&q=panthoibi+goddess&dq=panthoibi+goddess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp3ISTn-zuAhWWYisKHRy0Df4Q6AEwAXoECAMQAg

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