Bathouism

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Bathouism is the traditional indigenous religion of the Bodo people of Northeast India, centered on the worship of the supreme deity Bathoubwrai and reverence for nature.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bathouism canonical 7
Bathouism (among Bodo-Kachari groups) 1
Benzhuism 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic religion
folk religion
religion
associatedEthnicGroup Bodo people
centralBelief reverence for nature
worship of Bathoubwrai as supreme deity
corePractice ancestor veneration
animal sacrifice in certain rituals
offering of rice beer
seasonal agricultural rituals
cosmicDeity Bathoubwrai
linked to: Bathou Borai
cosmologyElement sacred space around Sijou altar
deityRole_Bathoubwrai lord of the universe
protector of the Bodo people
demographicContext followed by a minority of Bodo people
follows Bathou
geographicContext Bodoland Territorial Region
Brahmaputra Valley
hasFestival Bwisagu-related rites
Garja festival
linked to: Kherai festival

Kherai festival
historicalStatus pre-Hindu indigenous faith of Bodos
holyDirection east-facing altars
languageOfRitual Bodo language
linked to: Bodo
majorDeity Bathoubwrai
linked to: Bathou Borai
moralFocus community harmony
respect for elders
respect for nature
organization All Bathou Mahasabha
practicedBy Bodo people
practicedIn Assam
Northeast India
relatedReligion Donyi-Poloism
linked to: Donyi-Polo

Sanamahism
Sarnaism
religiousType non-proselytizing religion
revivalMovement 20th-century codification and reform
ritualSpecialist Doudini
Douri
sacredPlant Sijou (Euphorbia milii)
sacredSymbol Sijou plant
scriptureStatus primarily oral tradition
symbolism Sijou plant represents Bathoubwrai
five posts around Sijou symbolize cosmic elements
worldview belief in spirits
nature-centric cosmology
worshipPlace Bathou altar
community Bathou temple

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bodo people religion Bathouism
Bodo people traditionalReligion Bathouism
Bai traditionalBelief Benzhuism
linked to: Bathouism
Bathou Borai religion Bathouism
Kherai festival associatedWith Bathouism
Dimasa-Kachari traditionalReligion Bathouism (among Bodo-Kachari groups)
linked to: Bathouism
Kachari people religion Bathouism