Chinthe
Lion in Burmese culture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about lions in Burmese culture (not mythical). For mythical or legendary creature with a human head and two lion hindquarters, see Manussiha.
Chinthe[lower-alpha 1] (Burmese: ခြင်္သေ့ (IPA: [tɕʰɪ̀ɰ̃ðḛ]); Mon: ဇာဒိသိုၚ် ([cɛ̀atìʔsaŋ]); Shan: သၢင်ႇသီႈ ([sàːŋ si])) is the Burmese word for 'lion'.[2][3] The leograph[4][5] of Chinthe is a highly stylized lion[6][7] commonly depicted in Burmese iconography and architecture, especially as a pair of guardians flanking the entrances of Buddhist pagodas and kyaung (or Buddhist monasteries).