Arhat (Buddhist Elder) - 16 Elders: Rahula
(item no. 454)

Tibet

1700 - 1799

Sakya Lineage

99.06x56.52cm (39x22.25in)

Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# F1996.15.1)

 
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Rahula, the Buddha's son, sits in center of the composition. He holds a jeweled crown with the left hand in the lap. 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 7-2010


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Arhat: Rahula
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