Erawan
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Erawan (Thai: เอราวัณ) is the Thai name of the mythological elephant Airavata.
It is a huge elephant, which is shown with three, sometimes with 33 heads. The heads are often shown with more than two tusks. Some statues show the Hindu god Indra riding on Erawan.
It is sometimes associated with the old Lao Kingdom of Lan Xang and the defunct Kingdom of Laos. They had used Erawan, more commonly known as "The three headed elephant" as their Royal Flag.
[edit] See also
- Erawan Shrine, Bangkok
- Erawan Museum, Samut Prakan Province
- Erawan National Park, Kanchanaburi Province
- King Amphoe Erawan, Loei Province
[edit] References
- Frank E. Reynolds (Transl.): Three worlds According To King Ruang: A Thai Buddhist Cosmology. Berkeley 1982, ISBN 0-89581-153-7
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