Tradition
Classical
Tradition
 Life
and time of sankardeva and his
apostles.
Literary
works of sankardeva
Philosophy
of Sankardeva
Faith
and tenets
Manuscript
Painting
Art
and craft of Sattra
institute
Sankardeva
Movement
Folk
and ethinic tradition
Moran
and Motok
Glimpses
of Moran culture
Taiphake
 Singphos
Bodos
Sonowal
kacharis
Karbi
Mishing
Positive
vibes...On current events
Personalities
Views
Room
Gateway
of Assam
Rediscovering
the Core
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Singpho:
contd...
Marriage...The
Principal feature of the marital organization of the Singpho is the
clan exogamy, that is no person may marry in his or her own clan.
The study of the Singhpho marriages indicates that each clan normally
prefers to confine its marital alliances to certain clans only. Cross
Cousin
Marriage or marrying of one's own mother's brother's daughter is admissible.
Thus it happens that once an individual has married a girl from a
certain clan, it becomes customary for his successors to obtain their
wives from the natal linage of his wife.
Religion,
Faith & Belief of the Singphos.
The Singphos are Buddhist by religion. The most important
spirits to whom they offer sacrifice are the Mu Nat (the spirit
above), Ga Nat (spirit below), and the household Nat or Penate.
If a man is injured in fighting, Palan Nat is invoked and in case
of bleeding, Shama Nat is invoked. For a woman in childbed, Chisan
Nat is invoked. The God of the sky is Ningshie Nat whose propitiation
brings rain or sunshine. The spirits are appeased by sacrificing
fowls, pigs and dogs. Buffaloes are sacrificed before undertaking
any expedition.
According to their mythology they enjoyed immortality and
unsullied happiness in the land of their origin; fall from grace
resulted from the original sin of having bathed in forbidden water.
On coming down to the plains, they have become mortal, and fallen
from their pristine belief in one Supreme Being.
The Singpho bear the faith that after the creation of the
Sun and the Moon by Mathun Mathai (the Creator of this Universe)
the earth bloomed up flowers and fruits became a pasture ground
for all creatures.
 
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