About: Four harmonious animals

The tale of the four harmonious animals, four harmonious friends or four harmonious brothers Standard Tibetan: མཐུན་པ་སྤུན་བཞི།(Wylie: mthun pa spun bzhi or Wylie: mthun pa rnam bzhi) is one of the Jātaka tales, part of Buddhist mythology, and is often the subject in works of Bhutanese and Tibetan art. It is perhaps the most common theme in Bhutanese folk art, featuring on many temple murals, stupas, and as a decorative pattern on many daily utensils. It is the best-known national folktale of Bhutan and is popular in Tibet and Mongolia: it is widely referred to in these cultures.