जै बोराय बाथौ

जै बोराय बाथौ
The Bathou religion is the traditional religion. It is one of the oldest religions in the world. The community worships Bwrai Bathou as the supreme god. In the Bodo language, the word ‘Bwrai‘ refers to the ‘eldest’ man concerning power or knowledge. In other words, it indicates the supreme one. Therefore, Bwrai Bathou represents the supreme soul, who is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. For them, the Sijou tree (Euphorbia Splendens being its scientific name) symbolises the Bwrai Bathou. Thus, they also worship this tree. In fact, the religion defines the socio-cultural life of the Bodo community. Consequently, it incorporates the rites, rituals, social norms, culture, traditions, ethics and philosophy of the Bodo community.