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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Meitei prophet
| name = Laininghan Naoriya Phulo
| native_name = Phundrei
| native_name_lang = Meitei
| birth_date = 28 August 1888
| birth_place = Laishram Khul Mayai Leikai, [[Assam]]
| death_date = 1941
| occupation = Philosopher and religious reformer<ref name="Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization - Google Books">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-CzSQKVmveUC&q=naoriya+phulo+Meitei+Guru+religious+reformer&pg=PA285 | title=Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization | isbn=9788170998532 | last1=Sanajaoba | first1=Naorem | year=1988 }}</ref>
| organization = Founded the [[Apokpa Marup]] in 1930, Cachar<ref name="The Lois of Manipur: Andro, Khurkhul, Phayeng and Sekmai - Lairenlakpam Bino Devi - Google Books">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tIBymmBWqgsC&q=apokpa+marup+1930+naoriya+Phullo&pg=PA46 | title=The Lois of Manipur: Andro, Khurkhul, Phayeng and Sekmai | isbn=9788170998495 | last1=Devi | first1=Lairenlakpam Bino | year=2002 }}</ref>
| known_for = Revivalism of the antique paganism [[Sanamahism]] ([[Meitei religion]]) of the [[Meitei ethnicity]]<ref name="Elections and political dynamics - A. Prafullokumar Singh - Google Books">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b3TwS0WRn5kC&q=naoriya+phulo+1930+Meitei+revivalist+leadership&pg=PA35 | title=Elections and political dynamics | isbn=9788183242790 | last1=Prafullokumar Singh | first1=A. | year=2009 }}</ref>
| notable_works = Apokpa Mapu Gi Tungnapham
| title = Laininghan
| family = [[Naorem]]
}}

'''Laininghan Naoriya Phulo''' (born 28 August 1888) was a [[Meitei people|Meitei]] religious, social and political leader and the founder of the antique [[Sanamahism|Meitei religion]] revivalist school of [[Apokpa Marup]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Moirangthem Kirti |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LVpuAAAAMAAJ&q=apokpa+marup+naoriya+phulo+founder+originator+ |title=Recent Researches in Oriental Indological Studies: Including Meiteilogy |date=1998 |publisher=Parimal Publications |language=en}}</ref> According to Meitei doctrines, he was regarded as a [[prophet]] who was born to preserve and revive the suppressed ancient paganism of the [[Meitei people|Meitei ethnicity]]. He is seen as an example for all Meiteis to follow. He invented a modern script (different from the present [[Meitei script|Meitei Mayek]]) to write [[Meitei language]] and its numerals taking help from the old script which he discovered from the [[Shakok Salai Thiren]], based on the cosmic evolution of the [[Meitei mythology]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Moirangthem Kirti |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LVpuAAAAMAAJ&q=apokpa+marup+naoriya+phulo+invented+numerals+divine+gift |title=Recent Researches in Oriental Indological Studies: Including Meiteilogy |date=1998 |publisher=Parimal Publications |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Moirangthem Kirti |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=doQeAAAAMAAJ&q=naoriya+phulo+Sagok+Salai+Thiren+cosmic+evolution |title=Religion and Culture of Manipur |date=1988 |publisher=Manas Publications |isbn=978-81-7049-021-0 |language=en}}</ref>
Still today, people celebrate his birthday on the month of Thawan (August) according to [[Meitei calendar]] both in [[Assam]] and [[Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sanajaoba |first=Naorem |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-CzSQKVmveUC&q=laininghan+naoriya+phulo+birth+day+thawan+August&pg=PA285 |title=Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization |date=1988 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-853-2 |language=en}}</ref>

== Related pages ==

* [[George Washington]]
* [[Swami Vivekananda]]
* [[Malcolm X]]
* [[Moses]]
* [[Muhammad]]
* [[Theodor Herzl]]

== Bibliography ==

* https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.310092
* https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.465301
* https://books.google.com/books?id=aAuKAAAAMAAJ&q=naoriya+phulo

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=reviews.books.Laininghan_Naoria_Phulo_The_Prophet_Extracts_From_Sakok_Thiren
* http://www.manipur.org/news/tag/laininghan-naoriya-phulo-charitable-trust/
* https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/8/23/Bpr-Tbl-Aug-23-The-131st-birth-anniversary-of-Laininghal-Naoriya-Phulo-was-celebrated-followed-by-an-award-distribution-ceremony-for-successful-students-of-class-X-and-XII-from-Bishnupur-district-a.html
* http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=28..270813.aug13
* https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/enlightening-discussion-on-manipuri-litterateur-naoria-phulo/
* https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/4199-recitation-competition-on-naoria-phulo-s-poem

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