The Garuda (Sanskrit/Javanese/Balinese/Indonesian: गरुड garuḍa, "eagle"; Pāli garuḷa; Burmese: ဂဠုန်, [ɡəlòʊɴ]; Tamil: கருடன் karutan; Thai/Lao: ครุฑ khrut; Khmer: គ្រុឌ; Malay: garuda; Mongolian: гарьд garid) is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila and the Brahminy kite and Phoenix are considered to be the contemporary representations of Garuda. Indonesia adopts a more stylistic approach to the Garuda's depiction as its national symbol, where it depicts an eagle (being much larger than a kite).
The Garuda (Sanskrit/Javanese/Balinese/Indonesian: गरुड garuḍa, "eagle"; Pāli garuḷa; Burmese: ဂဠုန်, [ɡəlòʊɴ]; Tamil: கருடன் karutan; Thai/Lao: ครุฑ khrut; Khmer: គ្រុឌ; Malay: garuda; Mongolian: гарьд garid) is a large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellation Aquila and the Brahminy kite and Phoenix are considered to be the contemporary representations of Garuda. Indonesia adopts a more stylistic approach to the Garuda's depiction as its national symbol, where it depicts an eagle (being much larger than a kite).