Lembuswana

Lembuswana is a mythological animal from Kutai people since the days of Kingdom of Kutai . Lembuswana became a symbol of the Kingdom of Kutai to Kutai Kartanegara. It has the motto Tapak Leman Ganggayaksa.

Lembuswana is an animal that is purified as it is a Deity in Bathala mounts give youtips and instructions. Lembuswana is characterized as a lion-headed, crowned(symbolizes the might of a King who was considered the ruler and Crown is a sign of the King's powers are considered as gods), with the elephant (the elephant, representing the mean Leman deity Ganesha as the God of intelligence), the wingedgaruda, and flaky fish.

Ancestors of Kutai people trust that the Lembuswana is Mulawarman mounts to, who reigned as King of Kutai about 1500 years ago. It seems similar to the majority of adherents of Shiva in the archipelago, that Bull isthe vehicle of the God Shiva: King of Majapahit ever represented as Shiva. This mythological animals became the symbol of might and authority of a ruler.Elements of the trunk indicates that it was also symbolic figure of Ganesha, the God ofintelligence.