ཟླ་བའ་མད intro.2
The Sūtra of the Moon (1) intro.2
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intro.2
The Sūtra of the Moon (1) is a short discourse set in Śrāvastī that presents a Buddhist account of a lunar eclipse. It describes the asura king Rāhu seizing the moon and the Buddha calling for its release.¹ When the eclipse begins, the god of the moon asks the Buddha for refuge, prompting the Buddha to demand that Rāhu let the moon go. When questioned by the asura Vemacitra, Rāhu explains that if he had not released the moon, his head would have split into seven pieces.