Pyinsarupa

Pyinsarupa

Pyinsarupa

Chimeric animal from Burmese mythology

Pyinsarupa (Burmese: ပဉ္စရူပ, [pjɪ̀ɴsa̰ jùpa̰], also spelt pyinsa rupa; Pali: pañcarūpa, lit. 'five forms'[1]), also known as phaya luang (Thai: พญาลวง), is a chimeric animal from Burmese mythology.

Lanna depiction of the pyinsarupa at Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai
Burmese depiction of the pyinsarupa.

Description

The Pyinsarupa is made of parts of an elephant, a bullock, a horse, a white carp (ငါးကြင်း) and a tonaya (တိုးနရား, a mythical horned leodragon), or alternately a lion, an elephant, a water buffalo, a white carp, and a hamsa.[2] The creature is commonly featured in traditional Burmese hsaing waing orchestras, and serves as the logo of Myanmar's flagship air carrier, Myanmar Airways International.

See also

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References

  1. [1]
    Oa, Tin Mg (2003). Aspects of Myanmar culture. Cho-Tay-Than Pub. House.
  2. [2]
    Bane, Theresa (2016-04-29). Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. McFarland. ISBN 9781476622682.
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