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Dawon,〔http://voices.yahoo.com/the-myth-dawon-7768374.html〕 a sacred tiger (sometimes drawn as a lion ) originated from Tibetan legend but was later adapted to Hindu mythology. In the later myth, it was offered by gods to serve goddess Durga or Parvati as mount for rewarding her victory. As Durga fought with ten weapons wielded on her arms, Dawon supported its mistress and attacked the foes with its claws and fangs. Also the threatening tiger represented power from the wars its mistress had won over all enemies. Dawon in traditional and ancient Bengali culture and Indian culture has often been represented in the ''Ghatokbahini'' (Bengali: ঘটকবাহিনী সিংহ) also known as ''Ghatokbahini Singha'' form, that is half lion and half tiger. ==Gallery== File:The Goddess-Durga!!.JPG|Dawon in the ''Ghatokbahini'' form. File:Brooklyn Museum - Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon.jpg|Dawon in the ''ghatokbahini'' form killing Mahishasura, Brooklyn Museum. File:The goddess durga on her lion kills the demon mahishasura, 1880, kalighat school.jpg|Dawon in her lion form. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dawon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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