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Sanamahism or Sanamahi Laining is the worship of Sanamahi, the eternal forces/cells responsible for the creations of the living beings. The Sanamahi referenced here is not to be confused with Lainingthou Sanamahi, the Supreme House-dwelling god of Sanamahism. The religion has a traditional history which has preserved the practice of worshiping ancestors as Almighty. Thus, it signifies that ''Sanamahism'' is the worship of eternal forces/cells present in living beings. Sanamahism is one of the oldest religions of South Asia. It originated in Manipur and it is mainly practiced by the Meitei, Zeliangrong and other communities who inhabit Manipur, Assam, Tripura, Myanmar and Bangladesh, with small migrant populations in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. ==Revival== During the reign of King Khagemba (1597–1652 AD), the conqueror of the Chinese, it was revealed by Oracle that Lord Sanamahi had returned to the god's kingdom after ending his earthly life. As a consequence the king had faced or experienced lot of difficulties in the war against the Mughal army of the west and Mangsha of the Kabow valley (presently Chindwin valley of Myanmar). It was written in the ''puya'' that seven gurus (''thanja taret'') from the west would reached Kangla and could be very difficult to defend their influence. Since then it was declined, but there is signed of revival in the modern days. According to the last census, about eleven percent of Manipur belong to religions stated as 'other'. Most of this population are followers of the Sanamahi religion http://www.censusindia.gov.in/DigitalLibrary/MFTableSeries.aspx (see link on other religion). This represents a significant increase over the previous census. The revivalism of Sanamahism is recognized by the census records of the government of India due to the efforts of R. K. Birendro Singh, I.A.S. Religion in Manipur is thought to have passed through three stages.〔P. 199 ''Social Movements in North-East India'' By Mahendra Narain Karna〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sanamahism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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