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In Meitei religion and Meitei mythology, the Guardians of the Directions or ''Maikei Ngaakpa Lai'' refers to the 
There are mainly ten Guardians of the Directions in Meitei mythology. These are the following:
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deities
A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greate ...
who rule the specific directions
Direction may refer to:
*Relative direction, for instance left, right, forward, backwards, up, and down
** Anatomical terms of location for those used in anatomy
** List of ship directions
*Cardinal direction
Mathematics and science
*Direction ...
of space according to Sanamahism.
There are mainly ten Guardians of the Directions in Meitei mythology. These are the following:
Development
According to Meitei mythology, before the creation of the universe, there were four deities who guard four realms. These are the following: These four deities guardians guard the four maindirections
Direction may refer to:
*Relative direction, for instance left, right, forward, backwards, up, and down
** Anatomical terms of location for those used in anatomy
** List of ship directions
*Cardinal direction
Mathematics and science
*Direction ...
before the creation of the universe.
However, the following deities
A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greate ...
are also added to the guardianship of the directions after the creation of the universe:
Four main directions
* Ibudhou Marjing:- He is the Guardian of the North East direction. * Thangjing:- He is the Guardian of the South West direction. *Lainingthou Koubru
Koupalu (also, Koubaru or Koubru) is a primordial deity in Meitei mythology and religion. He is the Guardian of the North West direction. Legend says he is the founder of civilization in Ancient Manipur, starting from the Mount Koubru, a peak ...
:- He is the guardian of the North West direction.
* Wangbren:- He is the guardian of the South East direction.
See also
* Guardians of the directions, the Hindu equivalent. * Norðri, Suðri, Austri and Vestri, the Norse equivalent.References
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