Tengriism had a central place in historical Turkic societies from the eastern borders of Asia to Cen

Tengriism had a central place in historical Turkic societies from the eastern borders of Asia to Central Europe. Even though the word “Tanrı” (God) took such forms as “tangara” with the Yakuts, “teri” with the Kazan Turks, “ter" with the Soyons and “tenggeri” with the Mongols, it retained to present day its fundamental form in every religious system accepted by Turkic peoples.Tengriism holds the belief of Tanrı being in the sky, which covers the world and governs everything and hence as a Sky-God, the Creator and the Absolute Power. Political power and sovereignty has its origin in God. There were no temples, pictures or statues for the Sky-God, who is ancient and eternal and has no human characteristics. It gives luck and power to the Khans, on whom the organization of society, and the destiny of people depend.Ancient Turks also considered Earth-Water (Yer-Sub) sacred. The belief in “Yer-Sub” related to the mountains, forests, rivers, etc. and this later transformed into a “Cult of Homeland.” Through history, the Turks also respected fire and saw within it a cleansing and sacred power. The cult of fire among the Turks is closely related to “the cult of family hearth” which in turn is related to “the cult of the ancestor.” The term “Yer-Sub” (Earth-Water) implies that in addition to trees, fire, water, mountains, the earth, rocks and stones have a sacred meaning and importance. In the Orkhon inscriptions, “the blue sky” and “the black earth” form the two main cosmic fields and complement each other. (x) -- source link

More pics about