Editing Garuda (section)

===Thailand===
{{Commons category|Garuda in Thailand}}
[[File:Bangkok Royal Barge National Museum 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Garuda as the masthead of Thai royal barge.]]
[[Thailand]] uses the Garuda ({{langx|th|ครุฑ, khrut}}) as [[Emblem of Thailand|its national symbol]], known as the ''Phra Khrut Pha'', meaning "Garuda, the vehicle (of Vishnu)," also used as the symbol of royalty.<ref>{{cite web| title = Thailand Information| work = Royal Embassy of Thailand in Doha, Qatar| url = http://www.thaiembassy.org/doha/en/relation| access-date = 25 August 2017| archive-date = 25 August 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170825194026/http://www.thaiembassy.org/doha/en/relation| url-status = live}}</ref> It adorns the banknote of their currency - the Baht - as well.<ref name="Garuda̠-Thai-Currency">{{cite web | title = Garuda: a symbol on Thai currency | work = emuseum.treasury.go.th | url = http://emuseum.treasury.go.th/articles-en/537-garuda-coin.html | access-date = 25 August 2017 | archive-date = 24 March 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324085902/http://emuseum.treasury.go.th/articles-en/537-garuda-coin.html }}</ref>
* Almost all official documents issued by the government or monarchy bear the Garuda at the top, from royal commandments to land deeds and court orders. The Kingdom of Siam has had an image of Garuda in its coins since at least the [[Ayutthaya era]].<ref name="Garuda̠-Thai-Currency" />
* Statues and images of Garuda adorn many Buddhist temples in Thailand. It also has become a cultural symbol of Thailand.
* The figure of Garuda is also installed as the figurehead or masthead of [[Royal Barge Procession|Thai royal barges]].