Krpacharya

In the Mahabharata, the later of the two
great Hindu epics, Krpacharya is a
famous archer who teaches both the
Pandavas and the Kauravas, the two
competing families in the epic.
Krpacharya is a supporter of the
Kaurava leader Duryodhana. During
the year the Pandavas spend in hiding,
he sends spies to try to find them. In the
Mahabharata war he fights on the side
of the Kauravas. His most important act
is setting fire to the Pandava camp during the night attack following the
Pandava victory. All those trying to flee
the flames are killed. After the war he
stays for some time at the court of
Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava brother,
but later renounces the world to live in
the forest.
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Krishnamurti, Jiddu