Arhat - 16 Elders: Rahula
(item no. 253)

Tibet

1800 - 1899

Uncertain Lineage

62.23x44.45cm (24.50x17.50in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# F1997.17.1)

 


Rahula, the Elder (Tibetan: ne ten, dra chen dzin, Sanskrit: Sthavira Rahula): the actual son of the buddha Shakyamuni and the 10th arhat from the set of 16 Great Arhats.

Jeff Watt 3-2001


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Thematic Set
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery II
Arhat: Rahula
1800 - 1899 (19th Century) Part I
Arhats: Single Main Figure
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Arhats
Arhat Set IXX



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