Thangching
Thangching or Thangjing is a primordial deity in Meitei mythology and religion of Ancient Kangleipak (Antique Manipur). He is the ruling deity of the Moirang dynasty of Ancient Moirang. He rules supreme on the banks of the landlocked sea, Loktak lake. He is one of the four cardinal Umang Lais. The guardianship of the south western direction is alluded to Thangjing and the other directions to Koubru (north west), Marjing (north east) and Wangbren (south east).
| Thangching | |
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Progenitor of the Moirang clan | |
| Member of Lainingthous, Maikei Ngaakpa Lais and Umang Lais | |
| Other names | Thangjing |
| Affiliation | Meitei mythology (Manipuri mythology) and Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
| Major cult center | Moirang |
| Abodes | Heaven and Earth |
| Weapon | Polo stick |
| Animals | White tiger and horse |
| Mount | White tiger and horse |
| Texts | Moirang Ningthourol Lambuba |
| Gender | Male |
| Region | Moirang |
| Ethnic group | Meitei ethnicity |
| Festivals | Lai Haraoba |
| Consorts | Ayangleima Ahal, Ayangleima Atompi |
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| English | Thangching |
| Ancient Meitei | ꯊꯥꯡꯆꯤꯡ (thaang-ching) |
| Modern Meitei | ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯡ (thaang-jing) |
| Assamese | থাংচীং / থাংচিং (thaang-ching) |
| Bengali | থাঙচীঙ / থাঙচিঙ (thaang-ching) |
| Hindi | थांचीं (thaang-ching) |
| Sanamahism | |
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Two of his most prominent pantheons are the Thangching Temple and the Thangching Hill (Thangjing Peak).
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