Pyinsarupa

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

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

See also

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