Bhāt Dyā: The Chakmas believe in rebirth. They believe that so long as one cannot extinct or quence desire , he/she is bound to take rebirth untill attainment of Nibbānā. Some get better rebirth and some are born in lower being or abode. Even with good deeds, one may be reborn to relatives if one… Read More

The Chakmas traditionally believe that one does not suffer or die without a cause. Those cause may be humanely or divine. So they observe and maintain certain rules to ward off such suffering, misfortune, ill luck, accident etc which they call Phee, Balā and Dajhā as stated under: Phee : The unusual happenings are phees.The… Read More

On conceiving a child, the pregnant mother approaches the Pādhu Ojhā, the maid who helps in child birth. She is an ojhā and a healer and well conversant with mandars and Tālliks concerning child birth and Pedoli Milā (pregnant woman). She is usually an old lady, may be a widow. First she would conduct physical… Read More

The Chakmas generally burn their dead except in case of death due to cholera, small pox, leprosy etc the little children who has got no teeth and the most poor people who has no resource to perform the after death rite called Sāt Dinnyhā. In such a case, a dead body is buried. It is… Read More

The Chakmas believe in cure from illness with the help of a Vaitdya (physician). A Vaitdya uses trational healing method called Vatdyali. A Vaitdya believe that a person do not get sick without any cause. The causes are either attack by animal, worms or insects, planetary disorders, hold of gods, goddesses and spirits for offending… Read More

Long long ago, there was one king named Mokkhya Raja (Daksha ?). He had two sons named Changali and Jangali( in some Bijak it is written as Bangali) and one hundred daughters and married to different men, gods, Rakshasha, Danava and various spirits. The wife of Siva, the mother of Ravana (of Ramayana fame) are… Read More