Bulan
Rote · numen · Rote traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Bula, the moon, is the twin term of the sun in the paired ritual designation Bula Kai // Ledo Holo. The moon rules the night and, through its waxing and waning, measures the months and the ritual calendar; the single Rotinese word bulan names both the moon and the month. Like the sun, it is understood as an aspect of the Lord of the Sun and Moon rather than a separate deity of cult.
Domains
- moon and night
- months and calendar
Powers
- measures the months and ritual time
Epithets
- Bula Kai — the Moon (ritual pair-name)Fox, J.J. 2016. Master Poets, Ritual Masters. ANU Press. (secondary)
Relations
- companion: LedoMoon and sun form the fixed celestial dyad Bula Kai // Ledo Holo of Rotinese ritual language.Fox, J.J. 1988. To Speak in Pairs. Cambridge University Press. (secondary)
Sources
- The moon, Bula (ritual name Bula Kai), is personified and paired with the sun; the same word names both the moon and the month.: Fox, J.J. 1988. To Speak in Pairs. Cambridge University Press. (secondary); Jonker, J.C.G. 1908. Rottineesch-Hollandsch woordenboek. Leiden: E.J. Brill, s.v. bula. (primary)