Item: Shakyamuni Buddha - with Sixteen Elders (Arhats)
ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ།
释迦牟尼佛
(item no. 692)
| Origin Location | Eastern Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Gelug |
| Size | 80.65x55.25cm (31.75x21.75in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Shelley & Donald Rubin |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1998.2.15 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Appearance: Buddha
Gender: Male
Shakyamuni Buddha (Tibetan: sha kya tu pa, English: the Sage of the Shakya Clan) surrounded by the 2 main attendants and the 16 Arhats traveling across the ocean to China by various means.
Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni
Tibetan: Sang gye sha kya tu pa
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Shakyamuni Buddha with 16 Arhats
Shakyamuni Buddha & the Sixteen Elders (Single Composition)
Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin
Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin (Buddhas)
Arhat/Sthavira: Travelling to China
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