Item: Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder) - (multiple figures)
གནས་བརྟན།
罗汉
(item no. 704)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Material | Ground: Cotton |
| Collection | Shelley & Donald Rubin |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Appearance: Arhat
Gender: Male
Ajita, Rahula and Pindola Bharadvaja (or Chudapantaka): from a set of seven or nine paintings depicting Shakyamuni Buddha and the Sixteen Arhats traveling to the court of the Chinese Emperor. In this painting three arhats are depicted riding on the back of a giant carp fish. In the full composition other arhats are riding tigers, water monsters, turtles or floating on lotus petals.
See painting set Arhats Traveling to China.
Jeff Watt 3-2008
Arhat/Sthavira: Main Page & Arhat/Sthavira Appearance (Elder)
Painting Set: Arhats: Multiple Main Figures
Arhat/Sthavira: Ajita Main Page
Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin
Arhat/Sthavira: Travelling to China
Subject: Hidden Images In Painting
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