Marang Buru

Marang Buru
God of Creation and Destruction
Other namesᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ
AffiliationSarna Dharam
Sari Dharam
Abode
MantraJohar Gosain Marang Buru (Santali)
WeaponAk’ Sar
SymbolsThe Great Mountain
FestivalsSarhul, Baha parab, Sohrai, Mage
ConsortJaher Ayo

Marang Buru, also written Maran Buru; (Santali:ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ) is a supreme deity of Santal, Bhumij, Ho and Munda tribes residing in India, Bangladesh, Nepal.[1][2][3][4][5] This creator is variously called Marang Buru (Supreme Deity or literally, The Great Mountain) and is the "cause of all causes," making the tribal religion, in a deep sense, monotheistic as well as pantheistic.[6][7]

Worship and Rituals

Marang Buru doctrines are found in the both Sari Dharam and also in Sarnaism.[8] The deity is worshipped by the tribal priests called Naike of Santal, Laya or Deuri of Bhumij, Pahan of Munda and Dehuri of Ho tribes.

Huding Buru and local hills positioned below the supreme deity, Marang Buru.[9][10]

Scriptures

The worship and holy hymn to praise Marang Buru has been compiled in Kherwal Bonso Dhorom Puthi by Majhi Ramdas Tudu, Jomsim Binti Itikatha by Somai Kisku,[citation needed] Karam Binti compiled by Dhirendranath Baskey,[11] Jomsim Binti [12] and Karam Binti compiled by Kanhailal Tudu,[13][14] and so on.

References

  1. ^ Jha, Makhan (1998). India and Nepal: Sacred Centres and Anthropological Researches. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-7533-081-8.
  2. ^ Sengupta, Saptarshi (2019). "Origins and the Early Settlements of the Santhals Through the Writings of Christian Missionaries and Others". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 80: 733–741. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 27192927.
  3. ^ "Chapter I Introduction Santhal as People" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Origin and History of the Santal Ethnic Group of Nepal" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Novelty Journals: High quality scientific journal publisher" (PDF).
  6. ^ Kochar, V. K. (1966). "Village Deities of the Santal and Associated Rituals". Anthropos. 61 (1/2): 241–257. ISSN 0257-9774. JSTOR 40458237.
  7. ^ Hembram, Mayamani; Tripathy, Dr Sishir Kumar (May 2020). "The Religious Beliefs and Practices of Santal Tribe in Mayurbhanj District of Odisha: Role of Santal Women". International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. 24 (5): 9085–9102. ISSN 1475-7192.
  8. ^ MPost (2023-02-08). "'State's decision to recognise Sari, Sarna as separate religions likely to deal a blow to BJP'". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  9. ^ Survey Report on Village Rangamatia, Mayurbhanj District. Controller of Publications. 1988.
  10. ^ Behera, Maguni Charan (2024-09-03). The Routledge Handbook of Tribe and Religions in India: Contemporary Readings on Spirituality, Belief and Identity. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-11433-9.
  11. ^ Karam Binti
  12. ^ Jomsim Binti
  13. ^ Karam Binti
  14. ^ Karam Binti