(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) Add to My Gallery 
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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.
 Rahula, the Buddha's son. Rahula has a number of different ways in which he is depicted. The most common depiction in Tibetan art is for him to be holding up a jeweled crown with both hands. Jeff Watt 3-2001
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