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1

Skyworld; the dwelling place of spirits.

A dwelling place of heavenly spirits, referred to in ritual prayers. This territory includes the earth's atmosphere and involves numerous spirits relating to and named after meteorological events such as rain, storms, hail, clouds and the like. The territory also includes outer space and involves spirits relating to (and named after) various celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, numerous named stars, sunlight, etc.

Dāya Habīan Lāngit Udu Ūlap

2

A class name of skyworld spirits.

The number of skyworld spirits is large. A few are: Bakwādang, Binīhan, Homelong, Payahpah, Pūdung, Ta'edol. They inhabit the Skyworld, as described above.

3

A prayer to skyworld spirits.

There are numerous prayers recited which include prayers to guard spirits, pūdung 3, and others. For a listing of occasions when these prayers are recited, see pūdung 3.

pūdung 3

4

na'abuniyānan.

Sykworld-spirit-indwelt; of an object indwelt by a skyworld spirit, abuniyan 2.

Nahamad han hīwang Gem'oh ti na'abuniyānan at adi ma'ameh.

The charm of Gem'oh is sound because it is skyworld-spirit-indwelt and so it will not be defeated.

Objects are commonly indwelt by skyworld spirits, as a rice-god idol, būlul, a blessing-ritual reliquary, pun'amhan, a charm, hīwang.