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

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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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