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Hanitu or qanitu is the Bunun of Taiwan's term for spirit, but it does not exactly equate with terms from other cultures, and is one of three domains of Bunun spiritual thought, another being isang, which equates more to the soul, breath, and heart. It may refer to the spirit of any living creature as well as forms animate or not, such as land, rocks, plants, animals, and humans. All objects contained hanitu. In Malay and Indonesian, the term for ghost, hantu, may be of related origin.

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  • Hanitu or qanitu is the Bunun of Taiwan's term for spirit, but it does not exactly equate with terms from other cultures, and is one of three domains of Bunun spiritual thought, another being isang, which equates more to the soul, breath, and heart. It may refer to the spirit of any living creature as well as forms animate or not, such as land, rocks, plants, animals, and humans. All objects contained hanitu. In Malay and Indonesian, the term for ghost, hantu, may be of related origin. As opposed to other religions and belief systems, multiple spirits can exist in one object/creature, as in the case of humans. They believed bad souls brought illness. With the adoption of Christianity these terms changed, with makuang being equated to devil. Nevertheless, some scholars believe the native concepts were not replaced, but rather Christian thought was added on. Strength of hanitu were innate. (en)
  • 哈尼圖(布農語:Hanito、Hanitu或Qanitu),亦可稱做哈尼多(Hanido、Hanidu),是布農族對於精靈的名詞,但它並不完全來自其他文化方面等同起來,而是屬於布農族的精神思想,另一個是三個領域之一的靈知(Isang),這相當於更多的靈魂、呼吸和心。 (zh)
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  • 哈尼圖(布農語:Hanito、Hanitu或Qanitu),亦可稱做哈尼多(Hanido、Hanidu),是布農族對於精靈的名詞,但它並不完全來自其他文化方面等同起來,而是屬於布農族的精神思想,另一個是三個領域之一的靈知(Isang),這相當於更多的靈魂、呼吸和心。 (zh)
  • Hanitu or qanitu is the Bunun of Taiwan's term for spirit, but it does not exactly equate with terms from other cultures, and is one of three domains of Bunun spiritual thought, another being isang, which equates more to the soul, breath, and heart. It may refer to the spirit of any living creature as well as forms animate or not, such as land, rocks, plants, animals, and humans. All objects contained hanitu. In Malay and Indonesian, the term for ghost, hantu, may be of related origin. (en)
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  • Hanitu (en)
  • 哈尼圖 (zh)
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