Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "For the social group or caste amongst the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka, see KinnarayaIn Buddhist mythology and Hindu mythology, a kinnara is a paradigmatic lover, a celestial musician, half-human and half-horse (India) or half-bird (south-east Asia). Their character is clarified in the Adi parva of the Mahabharata, where they say:We are everlasting lover and beloved. We never separate. We are \teternally husband and wife; never do we become mother and father. \tNo offspring is seen in our lap. We are lover and beloved \tever-embracing. In between us we do not permit any third creature \tdemanding affection. Our life is a life of perpetual pleasure.They are also featured in a number of Buddhist texts, including the Lotus Sutra.An ancient Indian string instrument is known as the Kinnari Veena.In Southeast Asian mythology, Kinnaris, the female counterpart of Kinnaras, are depicted as half-bird, half-woman creatures. One of the many creatures that inhabit the mythical Himavanta. 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."@en }
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- Kinnara abstract "For the social group or caste amongst the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka, see KinnarayaIn Buddhist mythology and Hindu mythology, a kinnara is a paradigmatic lover, a celestial musician, half-human and half-horse (India) or half-bird (south-east Asia). Their character is clarified in the Adi parva of the Mahabharata, where they say:We are everlasting lover and beloved. We never separate. We are \teternally husband and wife; never do we become mother and father. \tNo offspring is seen in our lap. We are lover and beloved \tever-embracing. In between us we do not permit any third creature \tdemanding affection. Our life is a life of perpetual pleasure.They are also featured in a number of Buddhist texts, including the Lotus Sutra.An ancient Indian string instrument is known as the Kinnari Veena.In Southeast Asian mythology, Kinnaris, the female counterpart of Kinnaras, are depicted as half-bird, half-woman creatures. One of the many creatures that inhabit the mythical Himavanta. 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.".