PuYa

See also: puya and Puya

English

Noun

PuYa (plural PuYas)

  1. A group of books written in Ancient Meitei language, mostly sacred to Sanamahism.
  2. Any book describing the creation myth of the Meithei people.
    • 2018 September 1, Madhu Chandra, “The Effects of the Burning of Meitei Puyas (The Sacred Writings of Manipur)”, in article‎:
      Puyas may be defined as sacred written records handed down to posterity by the forefathers of the Meiteis. They are a particular kind of old narratives which form a definite class in Manipuri literature.

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