Kirat Mundhum
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Kirat Mundhum is an indigenous animistic and shamanistic religious tradition of the Kirati people of the Himalayas, centered on nature worship, ancestral veneration, and oral scriptures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirat Mundhum canonical | 4 |
| Kirati Mundhum | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animistic religion
ⓘ
indigenous religion ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ shamanistic religion ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Limbu people
ⓘ
Rai peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Rai people
Sunuwar people ⓘ Yakkha people ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
nature worship ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature |
ancestral land of the dead
ⓘ
multiple spirit realms ⓘ |
| follows | Mundhum scriptures ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ancestor propitiation
ⓘ
animism ⓘ oral transmission of myths and rituals ⓘ ritual chanting of Mundhum texts ⓘ ritual sacrifices ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| hasDeityType |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
local tutelary deities ⓘ nature spirits ⓘ |
| hasMoralCode |
respect for ancestors
ⓘ
respect for nature ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
agricultural rituals
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ life-cycle rituals ⓘ protective rituals ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
Kirati peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Kirati people
|
| practicedIn | Himalayas ⓘ |
| practicedInCountry |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| practicedInRegion |
Darjeeling Himalayan region
ⓘ
surface form:
Darjeeling Hills
Sikkim ⓘ eastern Nepal ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
ancestors
ⓘ
forests ⓘ mountains ⓘ rivers ⓘ |
| sacredText | Mundhum ⓘ |
| sacredTextForm | oral scripture ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod | oral recitation by ritual specialists ⓘ |
| usesRitualSpecialist |
Nakchhong
ⓘ
Phedangma ⓘ Yeba ⓘ Yema ⓘ |
| worldview | humans, nature, and spirits are interconnected ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kirat Mundhum Description of subject: Kirat Mundhum is an indigenous animistic and shamanistic religious tradition of the Kirati people of the Himalayas, centered on nature worship, ancestral veneration, and oral scriptures.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Kirati Mundhum