Kaybu- Lu-Tsan
(This series is dedicated to Kaybu-Lu-Tsan, deity of Jakar Dzong.)
In Tsangtoed or upper Tsang in Tibet, there was a
couple called Mepo Namtse and Sa Tsan. They had a son called Kay Jetchen who was married to a woman called
Kay Dak Tsunmo. Kay Jetchen and Kay Dak Tsunmo had three sons. The eldest was
called Kay Tsey Muthra, the middle Kadrig Rimpa and the youngest was known as Kaybu
Lu Tsan.
Kaybu Lu-Tsan was red faced and had a
ferocious look. He wore many precious stones and rode dark red horse. He also
had a red dog who followed him wherever he went. Kaybu Lu Tsan was a brave and
courageous man. However, he was very violent and picked up fights even with demons and gods. He was also a good athlete
and a sharp shooter. He spent most of his time either gambling or sporting.
So it is said that when they grew up, their parents
made them what they wanted to become. The eldest became local leader
while the middle one inherited properties and became businessman. However, Kaybu Lu
Tsan was given a pair of dice.
It is said that he gambled with everyone and won many properties. When the
people around him had lost everything, he challenged the gods. The gods refused to gamble
with him except one called Lha Ngyen Khu Dren who agreed to play dice with him.
During the gamble, the god Lha Ngyen Khu Dren lost everything so he went to Tenpa sherab, another
god to seek help. Tenpa Sherab advised him to conduct some rituals and gamble
again. This time Lha Ngyen Khu Dren staked
his five sense organs and his heart and also asked Kaybu Lu-Tsan to do the same. While playing, Kaybu Lu Tsan lost and had
to prepare to die to give away his sense organs and his heart. Kaybu Lu Tsan doubted
foul play . So, before his death, he requested his attendant to bury his other body
parts in all direction so that he could take revenge upon the gods. As he
wished, he was reborn as the king of the haunting spirits who waged war against
the gods. The people suffered while the gods and the devil had war so the God
Tenpa Sherab negotiated the truce between the gods and Kaybu Lu Tsan and later
subdued him making him the protector of dharma.
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