Meitei death ceremony
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According to Puya (Meitei texts), death ("shiba" or "siba") is known as "Thawai Hakchang Khainaba" (Separation between soul and body). The "Yaibi Thawai" (soul or spirit) has no death, what dies is the body. [1]
When the soul leaves the body, the moment is called death. There are two ways of death: natural and unnatural.[1]
The death ceremony in Meitei culture is called "Pot-Loiba" (Finishing of the body elements- fire, wind, water and earth). Accordingly, there are four kinds of Pot-Loiba, which are:[2]
- Nungshit Pot-Loi (ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠ ꯄꯣꯠ-ꯂꯣꯏ) :- death ceremony through wind or air.[2]
- Ishing Pot-Loi (ꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯣꯠ-ꯂꯣꯏ) :- death ceremony through water.[2]
- Leipaak Pot-Loi (ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ ꯄꯣꯠ-ꯂꯣꯏ) :- death ceremony through earth, burial.[2]
- Mei Pot-Loi (ꯃꯩ ꯄꯣꯠ-ꯂꯣꯏ) :- death ceremony through fire, burning.[2] The body is cremated with 61 Singaibak (pieces of wood), which are believed to represent the body's 61 nerves.[1]
Other websites[edit]
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336071564_Mortuary_Customs_Of_The_Meiteis_Of_Manipur_A_Historical_Study
- https://journals.eduindex.org/index.php/hrj/article/view/8051 Archived 2021-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Thawai Hakchang Khainaba". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sana, Raj Kumar Somorjit (2010). The Chronology of Meetei Monarchs: From 1666 CE to 1850 CE. Waikhom Ananda Meetei. ISBN 978-81-8465-210-9. Search this book on
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