▁Sim has ar tha ▁Bah u ) ▁is ▁a ▁merchant ▁in ▁Nep al ese ▁fol kl ore . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁tradition , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁New ar ▁merchant ▁of ▁Kath m and u ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁Tib et , ▁and ▁his ▁story ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁loved ▁leg ends ▁in ▁New ar ▁society . ▁Sing ha ▁Sar tha ▁is ▁also ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁previous ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁Bud d ha . ▁ ▁The ▁legend ▁ ▁Sing ha ▁Sar tha ▁led ▁a ▁merchant ▁car avan ▁to ▁Tib et . ▁They ▁arrived ▁at ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁beautiful ▁women , ▁and ▁the ▁trad ers ▁fell ▁under ▁their ▁spell . ▁Each ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁got ▁a ▁mist ress ▁and ▁they ▁spent ▁the ▁days ▁part ying , ▁forget ting ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁business ▁trip . ▁One ▁night , ▁Kar un am aya , ▁the ▁Bod his att va ▁of ▁Com pass ion , ▁appeared ▁to ▁Sing ha ▁Sar tha ▁in ▁the ▁fl ame ▁of ▁an ▁oil ▁lamp , ▁and ▁war ned ▁him ▁that ▁their ▁g orge ous ▁lo vers ▁were ▁actually ▁demon esses ▁who ▁were ▁waiting ▁for ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁eat ▁them . ▁He ▁told ▁Sing ha ▁Sar tha ▁to ▁check ▁his ▁lo ver ' s ▁feet ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁un con vin ced , ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁find ▁that ▁the ▁he el ▁pointed ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁the ▁to es ▁to ▁the ▁back . ▁ ▁Kar un am aya ▁then ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁help