Shamanism, Gods, spirits, and souls

All three worlds are inhabited by spirits. Among the Mongolian and Turkish peoples, Ülgen, a benevolent deity and the god of the Upper World, has seven sons and nine daughters. Among the Buryat of southern Siberia, Tengri (often identified with Ülgen) also has children, the Khat's—the western ones being good and the eastern ones wicked. The gods of the Buryats number 99 and