Hubayin (simplified: 呼巴音, traditional: 呼巴音, pinyin: Hūbāyīn, jyutping: fu1 baa1 jam1) is Sangjie’s (桑结) junior, serving as a lama in the Tibetan Buddhist community in The Deer and the Cauldron.
Biography
Service as Sangjie’s junior
Hubayin serves as Sangjie’s junior, indicating that he is a younger or less senior lama who works under Sangjie’s guidance. As Sangjie’s junior, he assists Sangjie in various duties and learns from his more experienced colleague.
His position as a junior lama reflects the hierarchical structure of the Tibetan Buddhist community, where lamas held different ranks and responsibilities based on their experience and standing.
Relationship with Sangjie
Hubayin maintains a close working relationship with Sangjie, who serves as the Dalai Lama’s guardian. Their relationship demonstrates how junior lamas worked under the guidance of more senior lamas, learning from their experience and supporting their activities.
Their collaboration reflects the mentorship structure of the Tibetan Buddhist community, where senior lamas like Sangjie guided and trained junior lamas like Hubayin.
Role in Tibetan Buddhist community
Hubayin participates in various activities and functions within the Tibetan Buddhist community, supporting the religious leadership and maintaining the community’s religious practices. His role includes assisting senior lamas like Sangjie, participating in religious ceremonies, and learning the various aspects of religious practice.
His service as a junior lama reflects the importance of training and mentorship in the Tibetan Buddhist community and the role that junior lamas like Hubayin played in supporting the community’s religious activities.
Significance
Hubayin represents the theme of religious hierarchy and the role of junior lamas in the Tibetan Buddhist community. His position as Sangjie’s junior demonstrates how the Tibetan Buddhist community was organized hierarchically, with junior lamas working under the guidance of more senior lamas.
His character also highlights the theme of mentorship and training, showing how junior lamas like Hubayin learnt from their more experienced colleagues and supported the community’s religious activities.
Hubayin’s character contributes to the broader theme of religious communities and the various individuals who supported religious leadership, showing how junior lamas like Hubayin played important roles in maintaining the religious traditions and practices of the Tibetan Buddhist community.