kalaviṅka
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right|thumb|250px|Karyōbinga in a depiction of the Amitabha Sutra Kalaviṅka ( kalaviṅka; Pali: karavika; Jiālíngpínqié; , ; ; karawik; , Malay: karawek) is a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso, with long flowing tail.
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Vinony's link graph records 113 inbound references to kalaviṅka, and connects out to Japanese, Buddhism and Chinese.
Vinony files it under Birds in Buddhism, Buddhist legendary creatures and Chinese legendary creatures.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- mythical human-animal hybrid
- Image
- Xixia Tomb 3 Kalavinka 1.jpg
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- native label
- ကရဝိက်
- Commons category
- Kalaviṅka
- taxon range
- Sukhavati
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Depictions
- In Burmese art
- In Chinese art
- In Japanese art
- In Tangut art
- In Hinduism
- Popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
right|thumb|250px|Karyōbinga in a depiction of the Amitabha Sutra Kalaviṅka ( kalaviṅka; Pali: karavika; Jiālíngpínqié; , ; ; karawik; , Malay: karawek) is a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso, with long flowing tail.
The kalaviṅka is said to dwell in the Western pure land and is reputed to preach the Dharma with its fine voice. It is said to sing while still unhatched within its eggshell. Its voice is a descriptor of the Buddha's voice. In the Japanese text, it goes by various titles such as , among others.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “kalaviṅka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.