Manussiha
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manussiha-172-16304173
title:
Manussiha
text:
Manussiha, is a Burmese half-man half-lion mythical creature believed to be created by Buddhist missionary monks to protect a new-born royal baby from being devoured by rakshasis (ogresses) from the sea. Its statues are usually found guarding the four corners of a pagoda. It has a human head and torso and lion hindquarters. Thus, it can be called a Burmese sphinx.
Notably, Manussiha is the symbol in the seal of Shwedagon Pagoda and the patch badge of Shwe Dagon Pagoda Security.
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encyclopedia
description:
Burmese mythical creature
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manussiha
date created:
2021-08-01T11:49:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T22:38:31Z
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