Bai-Ulgan

deity · Mongolia · Central Asia

Bai-Ulgan, also known as Bai Ülgen or simply Ülgen, is a prominent deity in the traditional shamanic religion of the Mongolian and Turkic peoples of Central Asia. He is the chief of the good deities, a creator god who dwells in the upper world, associated with the sky, light, and cosmic order. In Mongolian shamanism, the universe is divided into three realms: the upper world of the deities, the middle world of humans, and the lower world of dark spirits. Bai-Ulgan presides over the upper world, sitting on a golden throne at the summit of a cosmic mountain, where he judges human actions and mai

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