Bulu (Fijian mythology)

Takiveleyawa, a hill on the pathway of souls to Bulu

In Fijian mythology, Bulu (pronounced: Mbúlu) is a name for the 'world of spirits' (presumably the underworld). In the month called Vula-i-Ratumaibulu,<ref>'The month of Ratumaibulu', corresponding roughly to November</ref> the god Ratumaibulu comes from Bulu, the world of spirits, to make the breadfruit and other fruit trees blossom and yield fruit. Ratumaibulu is a god of great importance who presides over agriculture.<ref>The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 1907, pages 153, 372.</ref>

Another source refers to a "place called 'Nabagatai' on the road to 'Bulu', the separate state or land of souls".<ref>The Quarterly Review, page 170. (year of publication unknown)</ref>

The most westerly point of the island of Vanua Levu was the place from which the departed spirits started out for Bulu, the eternal abode of the blessed (Freese 2005:70).

See also

• Burotu
• Pulotu

Notes

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References

• Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 1907.
• John Freese, The Philosophy of the Immortality of the Soul and the Resurrection of the Human Body. Facsimile reprint of 1864 edition. Kessinger Publishing, 2005, Template:ISBN.
• T. Williams, J. Calvert, Fiji and the Fijians, Heylin, 1858.

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