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Manipuri Mythology (other)
Manipuri mythology is the mythology of the Meitei people, the predominant ethnic group in Manipur, India. Manipuri mythology may also refer to: * Mythologies of other ethnic groups in Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ... * Mythology associated with Manipura, a kingdom in the Mahabharata See also * Kanglei mythology (other) * Manipuri religion (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipuri Mythology
Meitei mythology or Manipuri mythology ( mni, Meitei Mi Lai Tingi Wari) is a collection of myths, belonging to the religious and cultural traditions of the Meitei people, the predominant ethnic group of Manipur. It is associated with traditional Meitei religion (Sanamahism). Meitei myths are a part of Meitei culture ( Manipuri culture) and explain various natural phenomena, how the human civilization developed, and the reasons of many things happening. Most of the Meitei legends are found in the Meitei language (Manipuri language) texts.Devi, Dr Yumlembam Gopi. Glimpses of Manipuri Culture. ISBN 978-0-359-72919-7. Textual sources Mythical narration plays an integral role in nearly every genre of Meitei literature (Manipuri literature , image = Numit Kappa.jpg , imagesize = , caption = The Numit Kappa, a Classical Meitei epic text written during the 1st century, based on ancient Meitei mythology and religion (Sanamahism) , alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipura (Mahabharata)
Manipura ( sa, मणिपुर, maṇipura, city of jewels) is a kingdom mentioned in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. According to the epic, it was located near a sea-shore, the Mahendra Mountains (present day Eastern Ghats) and the Kalinga Kingdom (present day Odisha). Arjuna—one of the five Pandava brothers—visited Manipura and married Chitrangada, the princess of the kingdom. They had a son named Babruvahana who later ruled it. Manipur shares its name with a modern-day state of India, located in the North-Eastern part of the country. Some past rulers of the state had claimed themselves to be the descendants of Arjuna. While some scholars support the identification of the state with the kingdom, others oppose this idea and based on the geographical description given in the epic, they state that Manipura kingdom was in present-day Odisha. Legend In the ''Mahabharata'', Arjuna was one of the Pandava brothers and they shared a common wife named Draupadi. To preve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanglei Mythology (other)
Kanglei mythology is the body of narrative myths, originally told by the people of Kangleipak or Manipur, India. It may refer to: * Meitei mythology, the mythology of the Meitei people, one of the ethnic groups of Kangleipak * Mythologies of any other indigenous communities of Kangleipak, such as Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ... mythology and Kuki mythology See also * Kangleipak (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
