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| Laihuis |
| Nongkalols |
Sakok Lamlen (Meitei: ꯁꯥꯀꯣꯛ ꯂꯝꯂꯦꯟ), also spelt Shakok Lamlen (Meitei: ꯁꯥꯀꯣꯛ ꯂꯝꯂꯦꯟ), is an ancient religious text (puya) of the indigenous Meitei religion and is a sequel to the myth expounded in the Leithak Leikharol. It is considered to be the Upanishad of the Meitei religion.[1][2]
It is one of the historical texts, which mention about the different names of Ancient Manipur.[3]
According to it, Kangla was the capital of the Meitei ethnicity in Ancient Manipur and it was also known as Leimakon Kangla Nongthon Phambiron.[4] It was constructed over the navel of the serpent god Taoroinai.[4]
It also mentions about the history of the festival celebrated during the reign of Meitei king Irengba in the tenth century AD.[5]
- ↑ Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). A History of Manipuri Literature. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0086-9.
- ↑ Rasheeduddin Khan; Indian Institute of Advanced Study (1987). Composite Culture of India and National Integration. Indian Institute of Advanced Study.
- ↑ Dasgupta, Kalyan Kumar; Bhattacharyya, Pranab Kumar; Choudhury, Rabin Dev (1988). Sraddhanjali, Studies in Ancient Indian History: D.C. Sircar Commemoration Volume. Sundeep Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-85067-10-0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dena, Lal (1991). History of Modern Manipur, 1826-1949. Orbit Publishers-Distributors.
- ↑ India (Republic) Office of the Registrar General (1961). Census of India 1961. Manager of Publications.