Mahakasyapa (Mahākāśyapa)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: a famous disciple of the Sakyamuni Buddha

Long Description: a famous disciple of the Sakyamuni Buddha. He is said to have understood the secret of the flower, which the Buddha had held in his hand without giving a sermon.

Sources: The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima , by Ishwar C. Harris