Atingkok

Atingkok

Atingkok

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"Atingkok" (Meitei: ꯑꯇꯤꯡꯀꯣꯛ) (literally, "father void"[1]) is the Supreme Creator God of the universe in Meitei mythology and religion.[2][3][4] He is regarded as the legendary male ancestor of the living beings on the earth.[5]

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Not to be confused with Meitei deities.

In Sanamahism (Meitei religion), Atingkok, the Supreme God is known with 1000 names as mentioned in multiple Meitei scriptures. In Sanamahism, the Supreme God, himself, is the Creator of the Universe as well as the King of the Heaven. He is also the God of the Sky. He is the one who controls weather, rain, thunder and lightning.[6]

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