Lepcha · deity · primordial / before the world · deity
Lepcha (Sikkim/Mun religion) supreme creatress, classed as deity. The element 'rum' = god/deity in Lepcha (distinct from 'mun', the shaman/priest). Her name is variously transcribed Itbu-moo, Itbu-rum, It-Bu-Mu, or (in Gorer/colonial sources) Aitbu Deburoom. Some accounts pair her with a male principle (Tashe-tong / Da-mool); in others she creates alone.