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Tengri is the supreme God of the old Xiongnu , Xianbei , Turkic , Bulgar , Mongolian and Altaic Religion named Tengriism . and Mongols .]] XIONGNU VERSION First appeared in Chinese records as ).《 汉书 ·匈奴传》：“匈奴谓天为撑犁”《 册府元龟 ·300》：“撑音田庾切” MONGOL VERSION The core beings in Tengriism are Sky-Father (Tengri/Tenger Etseg) and Mother Earth ( Eje /Gazar Eej). In history, Chinggis Khan (Gengis Khan), the unifier of the Mongolia n nation, based his power on a mandate from Tengri himself, and began all his declarations with the words "''by the will of Eternal Blue Heaven''." Father Heaven is worshipped for what he is, the timeless and infinite blue sky. He is not visualized as a person, although he is said to have at least two sons. There are no official symbols of Tengriism , however the symbol of the World Tree and the four directions symbol are common. It is often confused with a Sun-worshipping Religion , but the sun is merely a Symbol of Tengri. A dramatic Pyramid al mountain Peak , long believed to be the highest point on the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan , is called " Khan Tengri ". Geser is a great hero of Tengriism and he is a reincarnation of a sky spirit sent to earth to help serve people as a shaman. His story is recounted in a very long Epic text, meant to be performed over the course of several days with a horse head fiddle ( Moriin Huur ). TURKIC VERSION .]] Tengri or Sky God , in the ancient Turkic Mythology , is a pure, white goose that flies constantly over an endless expanse of water, which represents time. Beneath this water, Ak Ana ("White Mother") calls out to him saying "Create". To overcome his loneliness, Tengri creates ''Er Kishi'', who is not as pure or as white as Tengri and together they set up the world. ''Er Kishi'' becomes a demonic character and strives to mislead people and draw them into its darkness. Tengri assumes the name ''Tengri Ulgen'' and withdraws into Heaven from which he tries to provide people with guidance through sacred animals that he sends among them. The ''Ak Tengris'' occupy the fifth level of Heaven. Shaman priests who want to reach ''Tengri Ulgen'' never get further than this level, where they convey their wishes to the divine guides. Returns to earth or to the human level take place in a goose-shaped vessel.Göknil, Can. ''"Creation myths from Central Asia to Anatolia"''. Yapı Kredi Art Galleries, 1997. {Link without Title} Traditionally Turks' ancestors were Animist s and nature worshippers. Through their shamanistic beliefs, they revered celestial gods and the natural forces on earth that were important to them. In the ancient Turkish world as it is now, the word for god is "Tengri". In their religious beliefs, the sky is identified with Tengri. Tengri is considered to be the chief god who created all things. In addition to this celestial god, they also had minor divinities that served the purposes of Tengri.Kaya, Polat. ''"Search For the Origin of the Crescent and Star Motif in the Turkish Flag"'', 1997. {Link without Title} According to Mahmud Kashgari , Tengri was known to make plants grow and the lightning flash. Turks used the adjective ''tengri'' which means "heavenly, divine", to label everything that seemed grandiose, such as a tree or a mountain, and they stooped to such entities.Baldick, Julian. ''Animal and Shaman: Ancient Religions of Central Asia''. I.B.Tauris, 2000. {Link without Title} In modern Turkish , the derived word "''Tanrı''" is used as the generic word for "god", also for the Judeo–Christo–Islamic God , and is often used today by practicing Muslim Turks to refer to God in Turkish as an alternative to the word " Allah ", the originally Arabic Islam ic word for "God". Also, "Tengri" is the oldest known Turkic word, believed to have originated in the 6th century B.C.TDK Online - ''Tanrı'' , ''Allah'' Tengriism , a Monotheistic religion, replaced an earlier Polytheistic Turkic religion; it was also the religion of the Huns , Eurasian Avars , and early Hungarians . SIMILARITY WITH CHINESE ''TIAN'' "SKY" See Also: Tian Tengri is analogous with Tian . The German Sinologist Axel Schüssler suggests ''tengri'' as an etymology for ''tian'' 天 "sky; heaven; god": "Because the deity Tiān came into prominence with the Zhou dynasty (a western state), a Central Asia n origin has been suggested, note Mongolian ''tengri'' 'sky, heaven, heavenly deity'" (Shaughnessy '' Sino-Platonic Papers '', July 1989, and others, like Shirakawa Shizuka before him). (2007:495) While some linguists argue that actually the word ''tian'' is the etymology for ''tengri'' , some other linguistic studies acccentuate a Turkic etymology.The Tower of Babel. ''Turkic Etymology'' by Anna Dybo. [http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?root=config&morpho=0&basename=\data\alt urcet&first=1832 ''teŋri''] SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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