Mangindusa
Tagbanwa · deity · Tagbanwa traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Mangindusa, also called Magindusa or by the title Nagsalad, is the supreme deity of the Tagbanwa of central Palawan and the ruler of the heavens. Tagbanwa cosmology envisions a series of stacked skyworlds, at whose summit lies Awan-awan, the region beyond the visible heaven; there Mangindusa is imagined seated with his feet dangling downward into the void. He is above all the guardian of moral order, and it is he who punishes incest and other grave offenses among the living. Sources name Bugawasin as his consort. As the apex of the pantheon he is the ultimate addressee of the concerns carried aloft by mediums during the pagdiwata rite.
Domains
- heavens
- divine justice
Powers
- punish incest and social transgression
- preside from the topmost heaven
Epithets
- Nagsalad — the one who hangs or suspends (in the topmost heaven)F. Landa Jocano, Outline of Philippine Mythology (Manila: Centro Escolar University, 1969). (secondary)
Relations
- spouse: BugawasinBugawasin is named as the consort of Mangindusa.F. Landa Jocano, Outline of Philippine Mythology (Manila: Centro Escolar University, 1969), Tagbanwa entries. (secondary)
Sources
- Mangindusa (also Magindusa, Nagsalad) is the highest-ranking Tagbanwa deity, lord of the heavens and punisher of incest and crime, seated in the uppermost region Awan-awan with his feet hanging into space.: Robert B. Fox, The Religion and Society of the Tagbanuwa of Palawan Island, Philippines (Manila: National Museum, 1982), pp. 205-212. (primary); Damiana L. Eugenio, Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths (Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 1993). (secondary)