Wakan Tanka
The sacred divine force in Lakota belief that permeates all things.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Gitche Manitou, the Creator
- syncretized with
- Great Spirit
- has aspect
- Great Mystery
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In Lakota spirituality, Wakan Tanka (Standard Lakota Orthography: Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka) is the term for the sacred or the divine.”
#209 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“In Lakota spirituality, Wakan Tanka (Standard Lakota Orthography: Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka) is the term for the sacred or the divine. This is usually translated as the "Great Spirit" and occasionally as "Great Mystery".”
#596 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Lakota: Wakan Tanka (Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka); Wakan Tanka literally means 'Great Mystery'”
#3981 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The name may be inspired by a Siouan god called Wakan Tanka, Wakanda, Wakonda, or Waconda; or Wakandas.”
#18107 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Wakan Tanka (Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka) can be interpreted as the power or the sacredness that resides in everything, resembling some animistic and pantheistic beliefs. This term describes every creature and object as wakan”
#20430 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001