Item: Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder) - 16 Elders: Abheda

Tibetan: གནས་བརྟན། Chinese: 罗汉

(item no. 87041)

Origin Location	China
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Gelug and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Philadelphia Museum of Art

Classification: Person

Appearance: Arhat

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Abheda, Arhat: from a set of twenty-three paintings depicting Shakyamuni Buddha, the two principle students, the Sixteen Arhats, Dharmatala and Hvashang, along with the Four Guardian Kings.

Jeff Watt 8-2010