lha byin

From Rangjung Yeshe Wiki - Dharma Dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
lha byin

A cousin of Buddha Śākyamuni who broke with him and established his own community. His tradition was still continuing during the first millennium C.E. He is portrayed as engendering evil schemes against the Buddha and even succeeding in wounding him. He is usually identified with wicked beings in accounts of previous lifetimes.

{{#arraymap:lha byin

|; |@@@ | | }}