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A Kinnara is a paradigmatic lover, a celestial musician, half-human and half-bird. Their character is clarified in the Adi parva of the Mahabharata. Southeast Asian mythology, where they say:
We are everlasting lover and beloved. We never separate. We are eternally husband and wife; never do we become mother and father. No offspring is seen in our lap. We are lover and beloved ever-embracing. In between us we do not permit any third creature demanding affection. Our life is a life of perpetual pleasure Kinnaris, the female counterpart of Kinnaras, are depicted as half-bird, half-woman creatures. Kinnaris have the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the wings, tail and feet of a swan. She is renowned for her dance, song and poetry, and is a traditional symbol of feminine beauty, grace and accomplishment. Burmese Buddhists believe that out of the 136 past animal lives of Buddha, four were Kinnara. The Kinnari is also one of the 108 symbols on the footprint of Buddha. In addition, Burmese Kinnari is depicted with covered breasts. Source : wikipidea.org
Code : TP 0710
Length : 55 cm Width : 40 cm Weight : 0.4kg
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