Page 64 - The Buddhist Pantheon as Seen Through Postage Stamps

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Kinnaras Garuda

⼋部众之紧那罗 迦楼罗

Garuda is a large mythical bird or

bird-like creature that appears in both

Hindu and Buddhist mythology. In

Buddhism, the Garudas are an entire

race of winged beings who exist in
rivalry with the Nagas, serpentine sea

creatures.

Kinnaras 迦 楼 罗 是 护 持 佛 教 的 天 ⻰ ⼋ 部 之 ⼀ 。 在 艺 术

表 现 中 ， 迦 楼 罗 通 常 以 半 ⼈ 半 ⿃ 或 全 ⻦ 形 象
⼋部众之紧那罗
(Manama：1970）
出 现 。
Asuras

⼋部众之阿修罗

(Buriatia: 1999)

(Japan: 1974)

⼗ ⼆ 药 叉 ⼤ 将 之 毘 羯 罗 ⼤ 将
(Japan: 1968) Pajra （Fujeira: 1970)

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