A stone wakes the sleeping river. The Sun respects the territory of the moon to give his way in the night.The traditional belief of the communities of Arunachal is full of this union.
Everything has life -- rocks, stones, trees, rivers, Hills, and all life is sacred. This is called Donyi- Polo, literally meaning Donyi- Sun, and Polo- moon as the physical manifestation of a supreme deity, or what I like to interpret as 'world spirit.’ Yes, in this way it is a set of values like ancient Indian philosophy or ancient Mayan / Aztec, Northern Europe, Egyptian,Chinese beliefs where similarities between ancient civilizations and the first glimmerings of man’s quest for faith are tied together. We also have a rich oral tradition with narrative ballads of birth and creation of man and his surroundings that can last for many days, chanted by special priests. There is hardship in life, yes, but there is also
human effort and human belief.
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