Pyinsarupa

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 from Burmese mythology.

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

• Mythical creatures in Burmese folklore
• List of hybrid creatures in folklore
• Hatsadiling
• Nawarupa
• Makara

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.