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Arhat/Sthavira: List of Elders & Related Figures

Arhat/Sthavira Main Page

Sixteen Elders (sthavira/arhat) List:
- Abheda
- Ajita
- Angaja
- Bakula
- Chudapantaka
- Gopaka
- Kalika
- Kanakabharadvaja
- Kanakavatsa
- Nagasena
- Pantaka
- Pindola Bharadvaja
- Rahula
- Shribhadra
- Vajriputra
- Vanavasin

Shakyamuni Buddha:
- Shakyamuni & Sixteen Elders (Single Composition)
- Shakyamuni Buddha Main Page
- Shakyamuni Buddha Outline Page

Twenty-five Figures:
1. Shakyamuni Buddha
2. Shariputra
3. Maudgalyayana
4-19. Sixteen Great Elders
20. Dharmata
21. Hvashang
22-25. Four Guardian Kings

Other Elder-like figures that do not belong to the Group of Sixteen Elders:
- Subhuti
- Arhats & Pratyekabuddhas appearing as minor figures in Charya & Yoga Tantra Mandalas
- Others....

Confused Images:
- Dharmatala
- Hvashang
- Sage of Long-life
- Others...

Jeff Watt [updated 4-2017, 12-2018]