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[[緊那羅]] (Skt; Jpn [[kinnara]] )
  
     Also, [[kinnara]]. According to {{Wiki|Indian mythology}}, musicians of the [[deity]] [[Kuvera]] who excel in singing and dancing and have a [[human]] [[body]] and the head of a horse. They were regarded as the [[gods]] of music. In [[Buddhism]], they are one of the eight kinds of {{Wiki|nonhuman}} {{Wiki|beings}} who protect the {{Wiki|Buddha}}'s teachings, as are the [[heavenly]] musicians called [[gandharvas]].
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     Also, [[kinnara]]. According to {{Wiki|Indian mythology}}, musicians of the [[deity]] [[Kuvera]] who excel in singing and [[dancing]] and have a [[human]] [[body]] and the {{Wiki|head}} of a [[horse]]. They were regarded as the [[gods]] of {{Wiki|music}}. In [[Buddhism]], they are one of the eight kinds of {{Wiki|nonhuman}} {{Wiki|beings}} who protect the {{Wiki|Buddha}}'s teachings, as are the [[heavenly]] musicians called [[gandharvas]].
 
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kimnara
緊那羅 (Skt; Jpn kinnara )

    Also, kinnara. According to Indian mythology, musicians of the deity Kuvera who excel in singing and dancing and have a human body and the head of a horse. They were regarded as the gods of music. In Buddhism, they are one of the eight kinds of nonhuman beings who protect the Buddha's teachings, as are the heavenly musicians called gandharvas.

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