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Lairembi
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]
The concept and reverence for the goddesses appears in the Puya (Meitei texts).
Examples[edit]
Imoinu[edit]
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]
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hYrYfD_xZsoC&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=lairembi%2Flairemma+female+deity
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=xRbkAAAAMAAJ&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Lairembi+goddess
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=hYrYfD_xZsoC&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=lairembi%2Flairemma+female+deity
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=xRbkAAAAMAAJ&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Lairembi+goddess
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=COCBAAAAMAAJ&dq=lainingthou&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=lairemma+sovereign+goddess
- ↑ http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Manipur_and_Religion.A_Hymn_for_Goddess_Emoinu
- ↑ http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.books.emoinu
- ↑ http://manipuri.itgo.com/the_lais.html#leimaren
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wPjqAAAAMAAJ&q=panthoibi+goddess&dq=panthoibi+goddess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiWtKD-n-zuAhWR8XMBHUOHAWMQ6AEwBnoECAkQAg
- ↑ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=COCBAAAAMAAJ&q=panthoibi+goddess&dq=panthoibi+goddess&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp3ISTn-zuAhWWYisKHRy0Df4Q6AEwAXoECAMQAg