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Pisatao
God of architecture, artisans, forge, handicrafts, metallurgy, skills
Member of Lainingthous
Other names
Khoyum Lai Ningthou Pishatao Khutheiba Silheiba
Affiliation
Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
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Weapons
Hammer and chisel
Texts
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Gender
Male
Region
Manipur
Ethnic group
Meitei
Festivals
Pisatao Khurumba
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Hindu equivalent
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Lainingthou Pishatao (Manipuri: ꯂꯥꯢꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ, romanized: lāinīngthou pīsātāo),[1][2] mononymously known as Pisatao (Old Manipuri: ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ), is a primordial deity in Meitei mythology and religion. He is the god of craftsmen and architects. He is regarded as the divine personification of the ultimate reality, the abstract creative power inherent in deities, living and non living beings in the universe.[3][4][5][6][1][2][7]
He is one of the divine manifestations of Supreme God Atingkok (Tengbanba Mapu).[8] In many legends, he is one of the four Gods who control the four directions.[9]
Historically, his pantheon was replaced by Vishwakarma of Hinduism. However, with the dedicated efforts of several organizations and associations including the "South East Asia Cultural Organisation" (SEACO), the status of his pantheon is reviving day by day in Manipur.[10][11][12]
^A Critical Study Of The Religious Philosophy. 1991. p. 87.
^Brara, N. Vijaylakshmi (1998). Politics, society, and cosmology in India's North East. Internet Archive. Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-19-564331-2.
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Thokchom family. He has religious association with the Maring people. Pisatao Taoroinai Singh, Moirangthem Kirti (1993). Folk Culture of Manipur. Manas...
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