According to Puya (Meitei texts), death (""shiba"" or ""siba"") is known as ""Thawai Hakchang Khainaba"" (Separation between soul and body). The ""Yaibi Thawai"" (soul or spirit) has no death, what dies is the body. When the soul leaves the body, the moment is called death. There are two ways of death: natural and unnatural.