Mundhum

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Mundhum is the indigenous religious and oral scripture tradition of the Limbu people, encompassing their myths, rituals, and spiritual laws.

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Mundhum canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous religion
mythological corpus
oral scripture
religious tradition
ritual tradition
associatedWithEthnicGroup Limbu
centralTo Limbu identity
contains agricultural rituals
cosmology
funerary rites
healing rituals
myths
origin stories
rituals
spiritual laws
countryOfPractice Bhutan
India
Myanmar
Nepal
hasSpecialistPractitioner Phedangma
Samba
Yeba
Yema
influences Limbu customary law
Limbu festivals
Limbu social norms
language Limbu language
practicedBy Limbu people
recognizesDeityType ancestors
local deities
nature spirits
region Darjeeling Hills
Sikkim
eastern Nepal
relatedTradition Kirat religion
religionType animism
shamanism
religiousGroup Kirati
scriptureForm chant
narrative
oral recitation
scriptureStatus primary religious text of Limbu people
transmissionForm oral tradition
usedFor ancestor worship
death rituals
life-cycle ceremonies
marriage rituals
worldview ancestor-centric
nature-centric

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