Sustainer Chief of Heaven

Naga (Ao) heaven-chief and life-sustainer, classed as deity. In Mills's record the leading Ao deities (tsungrem) are Lungkijingba (Chief of Heaven), Lijaba (Chief of Earth) and Mujing/Meyutsungba (realm of the dead). Sustaining/preserving function distinguishes him within the pantheon.

Domains

• sustenance of life

Powers

• sustain all living forms — humans, animals and plants

Sources

• Mills, J.P. 'The Ao Nagas' (1926)
• Ao Naga ethnographic surveys, accessed June 2026