Nawarupa

Nawarupa (Burmese: နဝရူပ, also spelt nawa rupa; Pali: navarūpa, lit. "nine forms"), also known as byala (Arakanese: ဗျာလ or ဗျာလ္လ), is a chimeric creature found in Burmese and Rakhine (Arakanese) mythology. The nawarupa is made of 9 animals, possessing the trunk of a naga or elephant, the eyes of a deer, the horns of a rhinoceros, the tongue or wings of a parrot, the body of a lion or naya, the tail of a peacock or yak, the ears of an elephant or horse, and the feet of a chinthe or karaweik. In the Konbaung dynasty, the nawarupa decorated one of the ceremonial royal barges.

See also

• Mythical creatures in Burmese folklore
• List of hybrid creatures in folklore
• Hatsadiling
• Pyinsarupa