Garuda
Garuda as national symbol of Thailand
Garuda as national symbol of Indonesia
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Garuda, the
eagle, is a lesser
Hindu and
Buddhist god, the
mount (vahanam) of
Vishnu, one of the main Hindu Gods. Garuda is depicted as having a
golden body,
white face,
red wings, and an eagle's beak and wings but a man's body. He is ancient and huge, and can block out the
sun.
He ate
snakes until a Buddhist prince taught him the importance of asceticism; Garuda then resurrected all the snakes he had eaten.
Garuda is the
Malay form of the
Phoenix.
Thailand and
Indonesia has the Garuda as their national symbols.
The
Japanese also know the Garuda, which they call the Karura.\n-----
The name of the national
airline of
Indonesia is
Garuda Indonesia.\n-----
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