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.

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

Burmese depiction of the pyinsarupa.

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