बाथौ थानदै-बाथौ गोथार बिजाब – Bathou Thandwi

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बाथौ थानदै -बाथौ गोथार बिजाब (दीहुन गाथाम – 2017) – Bathou Thandwi book is a holy book of  “Bathou” religion. “Bathou” is the ethnic religion of the Bodo community of Assam. The name Bathou (Ba=five; thou=deep) in Bodo means five principles. The five principles are: bar (air), orr (fire), ha (earth), dwi (water) and okhrang (ether). The chief deity, called Bathoubwrai (bwarai: “the Elder”)—omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent—is said to have created the five principles. Though there are other minor gods and goddesses, Bathoubwrai is considered the Supreme God. Bathoubwrai is unseen. The second most important deity is Mainao, the consort of Bathoubwrai, who is considered as the “protector of the rice fields”.