tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post1093347247274356890..comments2023-11-05T13:19:44.383+05:30Comments on Let us save Tanii / Apatani Culture : Tanii beliefs about earthquakessavetaniihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10234852036854983087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-83687538788933366382009-08-31T16:35:13.507+05:302009-08-31T16:35:13.507+05:30I too heard it as Chanko Siibo only.I too heard it as Chanko Siibo only.Taku Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727751319102493649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-8325406833193443182009-08-26T13:07:21.033+05:302009-08-26T13:07:21.033+05:30@Tago sir,
Once again, thanks for your comment he...@Tago sir,<br /> Once again, thanks for your comment here....actually i have referred a book on folktales of Apatani i.e. “Ranth-Pigeh” by Er. Hage Pilliya. There, it is given as CHAMBO SIIBO (Big Mithun). Anyways, thanks for your correction. I will try to verify whether it was printing mistake on that book or either it is variation in language from Hari to Bulla.savetaniihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234852036854983087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-60735752516269781022009-08-26T00:59:17.989+05:302009-08-26T00:59:17.989+05:30I think in stead of "CHAMBO SIIBO" it sh...I think in stead of "CHAMBO SIIBO" it should be "CHANKKO SIIBO". Chanko here means a piece of broken earthen pot or slate.<br /><br />Millo Tago<br />Bangalore, KarnatakaMillo Tagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484481471123499009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300052489950996309.post-51092972493650528752008-02-01T02:07:00.000+05:302008-02-01T02:07:00.000+05:30This story about Chambo Siibo is quite interesting...This story about Chambo Siibo is quite interesting. Although apparently specific to Taniis, it also fits well into a mythological frame found all over continental Asia and beyond. The great majority of myths related to earthquakes in this region share the common belief that the Earth rests on some sort of giant animal, and that seismic activities are directly caused by it. According to the Tibetan tradition the Earth is held up by a giant frog which carries it on its back. In China and Mongolia the gigantic animal which sustains the world is either a frog or a turtle. The Japanese and Manchus attributed earthquakes to a giant fish living underground, and for the ancient Hindus the earth was held up by four (or eight) elephants standing on the back of a turtle. In all cases earthquakes are believed to be caused by intentional or unintentional movements of the animal. In the East Himalayan region giant fishes, frogs and oxen are the animals most often related to earthquakes. What seems to be more specific to the Tanii belief is the association between the ox (here a mithun) and the afterworld.PBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05561536939371465247noreply@blogger.com