Item: Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder) - 16 Elders: Chudapantaka
| Origin Location | Eastern Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1400 - 1499 |
| Lineages | Uncertain |
| Size | 99.06x57.15cm (39x22.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# c2003.50.3 |
| Painting School | Karma Gardri |
Classification: Person
Appearance: Arhat
Gender: Male
Chudapantaka, the Elder (Tibetan: ne ten, lam tran ten, Sanskrit: Sthavira Chudapantaka): the 11th elder (sthavira) from the set of Sixteen Great Elders. This composition belongs to a set of twenty-three paintings.
"On Vulture Peak Mountain is the noble elder Chudapantaka, surrounded by 1,600 elders; homage to the One with the two hands placed in meditation." (Sakya liturgical text).
Chudapantaka is typically portrayed with the two hands placed in the mudra (gesture) of meditation and sometimes with a lion or tiger standing nearby. The Sixteen Great Elders are generally painted as a set. The full group would include the Buddha Shakyamuni, the Sixteen Elders, the attendant Dharmatala, the patron Hvashang and the Four Guardians of the Directions - Vaishravana, Virupaksha, Dritarashtra and Virudhaka.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Exhibition: RMA Masterworks, January 28th, 2021
Publications
Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Thematic Sets
Arhat/Sthavira: Chudapantaka Masterworks
Painting Set: Arhats: Single Main Figure
Arhat/Sthavira: Art History
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (RMA): Main Page
Arhat/Sthavira: Chudapantaka Main Page
Painting Set: Arhat/Sthavira (Yongle Style Miscellaneous)
Arhat/Sthavira - 16 Elders: Ajita (Masterworks)
Arhat/Sthavira: Yongle Style (Lion Element)
Subject: Patchwork Robes
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Arhat/Sthavira
Painting Set: Arhat Set XXXI
Exhibition: Big!
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection 2
Collection of RMA: Persons Masterworks