Kasyapa Buddha

Kasyapa Buddha Relic Mahayana Buddhists believe Kasyapa Buddha preceded the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. Kasyapa Buddha was the third of the 1,000 Buddhas of this Fortunate Aeon who, it is predicted will teach the path of peace to humanity.

"Not to commit any evil actions
To accumulate a wealth of excellent virtue
And to subdue one's own mind -
This is the teaching of the Buddha."
- Kasyapa Buddha

Relic and Source

The large tooth relic was originally enshrined in a statue of Gyalwa Ensapa in a monastery in Tibet. This tooth formed part of the body of Kasyapa Buddha. The statue was destroyed during Communist China's invasion of Tibet but a Tibetan family secretly salvaged the tooth relic. A Tibetan monk of the Sakya tradition then purchased it and the relic was split into three parts; one part was offered to His Holiness Sakya Trizin, another to His Holiness Chobgye Trichen and the third part was offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche. His Holiness Chobgye Trichen placed the relic offered to him inside the crown of a 3-storey Maitrya Buddha statue in a monastery beside the Great Stupa in Boudhanath, Nepal.
The small tooth relic came from Tibet and was offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2002.
The middle-sized relic came from the Tibetan Government Relic House. His Holiness the Dalai Lama's physician, Wangyel, offered it to Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 1999.
The remaining three smaller relics appear to have spontaneously manifested during the Heart Shrine Relic Tour. This is considered to be a very auspicious sign.