Nongshaba

Nongshaba (Old Manipuri: Nongshapa)
Maker of the Sun[1][2] Lion God[3][4] King of the gods[3]
Member of Umang Lai Meitei deities[5][6]
Other names	Nongsaba (Old Manipuri: Nongsapa) Tholbu Chinglen Nongdai Ningthou (Old Manipuri: Tholpu Chinglen Nongtai Ningthou)[7]
Affiliation	Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) Meitei folklore (Manipuri folklore) Meitei religion (Sanamahism)
Major cult center	Umang Lai cults
Abode	Sky and Earth
Texts	Nongshaba Laihui[7]
Gender	Male
Region	Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur)
Ethnic group	Meitei people
Festivals	Lai Haraoba
Personal information
Consorts	Thongnang Leicha Khombi (mentioned in the "Nongsaba Laihui") Sarungleima (alias "Sarunglaima")[8][9]
Offspring	Thangching (Thangjing)[10][5][6][11] (born from Sarungleima[12])
Parents	Salailen Sidaba (father)
Siblings	Lainingthou Sanamahi 7 Hellois Irai Leima (Ireima) Khoiriphaba (Khoriphaba) Khunu Leima Ngaleima Nganu Leima Nongthang Leima Pakhangba Phouleima (Phouoibi) Shapi Leima Thumleima

Nongshaba or Nongsaba^[a] (Meitei: ꯅꯣꯡꯁꯥꯕ) is a Lion God in Meitei religion (Sanamahism) and mythology. He is also the king of the gods.^[13][3][4] He made light for the world. He made the sun.^{[1][9][14][15]} He is worshipped by the people of both the Ningthouja clans as well as the Moirang clans. God Nongshaba is worshipped in Moirang as the father of God Thangching (Thangjing).^{[10][5][6][11]} He is the most powerful and important of the Umang Lais (Meitei for forest gods) in Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). He made his only son Thangching (Thangjing) the king of Moirang.^{[8][5][16][6]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1901). Man. London. p. 85.
2. ↑ Man. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1913. pp. 10, 81, 85. Nongshāba . — The head Maiba of Moirang informed me that when the universe was in the making and all was dark this powerful "Lai" produced light . Nongshāba may mean maker of the sun . 2 Lai - sang.- This is a prosaic looking building ...
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Internationales Asienforum: International Quarterly for Asian Studies (in English and German). Weltform Verlag. 1989. p. 300. Lainingthou Nongsaba ( Lion , King of the Gods )
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Singh, Moirangthem Kirti (1993). Folk Culture of Manipur. ISBN 9788170490630.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} General, India Office of the Registrar (1962). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 53. Nongshaba and his wife Sarunglaima come in person, two by no means beautiful figures. The reason of this is that they are the parents of the Thangjing. Nongshaba is the greatest of the umang - lai or forest gods.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Parratt, Saroj Nalini (1980). The Religion of Manipur: Beliefs, Rituals, and Historical Development. Firma KLM. pp. 15, 118, 125. ISBN 978-0-8364-0594-1. There are two references also to Nongshāba, who, as we have seen, was the father of the Moirāng god Thāngjing.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). A History of Manipuri Literature. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 83, 84. ISBN 978-81-260-0086-9. Nongsābā Lāihui is a magnificat to Nongsābā who is taken to be the second son of the Universal Lord . He is also known as Tholbu Chinglen Nongdāi Ningthou and is not much referred to as having assigned or taken a great role in the creation of the universe or stood in the way of his elder brother Asheebā while executing the gigantic task.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1901). Man. London. p. 81.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Man. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1913. pp. 10, 81, 85. Nongshāba . — The head Maiba of Moirang informed me that when the universe was in the making and all was dark this powerful " Lai " produced light . Nongshāba may mean maker of the sun . 2 Lai - sang.- This is a prosaic looking building ...
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Singh, N. Joykumar (2006). Ethnic Relations Among the People of North-East India. Centre for Manipur Studies, Manipur University and Akansha Publishing House. pp. 47, 48. ISBN 978-81-8370-081-8. Not only this, the deity of Lord Nongshaba was also worshipped by both communities. To the Moirangs, Nongshaba was worshipped as lineage deity and regarded as the father of Lord Thangjing.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Anthropos (in English, French, German, and Italian). Zaunrith'sche Buch-, Kunst- und Steindruckerei. 1913. p. 888. Ses parents sont Nongshaba et son épouse Sarumglaima . Le premier est le plus grand des Umanglai ou dieux de la forêt ; il produisit un fils unique , Thangjing , le dieu suprême de Moirang . La manifestation de Thangjing constitue le ...
12. ↑ Leach, Marjorie (1992). Guide to the gods. Gale Research. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-873477-85-4.
13. ↑ Neelabi, sairem (2006). Laiyingthou Lairemmasinggee Waree Seengbul [A collection of Stories of Meetei Gods and Goddesses] (in Manipuri). Longjam Arun For G.M.Publication, Imphal. pp. 156, 157, 158, 159, 160.
14. ↑ Leach, Marjorie (1992). Guide to the gods. Gale Research. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-873477-85-4.
15. ↑ Leach, Marjorie (1992). Guide to the gods. Gale Research. p. 362. ISBN 978-1-873477-85-4.
16. ↑ Parratt, Saroj Nalini (1980). Religion Of Manipur. Firma Klm. p. 15.