 It is depicted on the corners of Buddhist stupas, and its legends tell how it was created by Buddhist monks to protect a new-born royal baby from being devoured by ogresses.Nora Nair, Norasingh and Thep Norasingh are three of the names under which the "sphinx" is known in Thailand.They are depicted as upright walking beings with the lower body of a lion or deer, and the upper body of a human.