Himavanta
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Synopsis of the legend
- Thai literature
- Traibhumikatha
- Author
- Religious beliefs
- Buddhist belief
- Hindu belief
- Description
- Location
- Geography
- Locations within Himavanta
- Inhabitants
- Etymology notes
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Thai lacquerwork painting of the [[Nariphon tree at Phra Pathom Chedi]]
Himavanta is a legendary forest, also called Himmanpan Mountain, which is said to be located in the Himalayas. Himavanta appears in a piece of Thai literature called Traibhumikatha which explains that Himavanta is a forest where many diverse mythical creatures such as Phaya Naga, Phaya Krut, and Kinnaree, spirits or even gods and goddesses reside.
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