Arhat (Buddhist Elder) - (Attendant) Dharmata
(item no. 87207)

Tibet

1600 - 1699

Uncertain Lineage

80x51cm (31.50x20.08in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

(acc.# 08_175, Gift by special contribution)

 
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Dharmata, the upasaka (Tibetan: ge nyen dhar ma ta) of Central Asian or Chinese origin - the layman attendant to the 16 Great Arhats.

Tibetan: Ge nyen dhar ma ta

Jeff Watt 4-2001


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