Item: Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder) - (multiple figures)

Tibetan: གནས་བརྟན། Chinese: 罗汉

(item no. 12954)

Origin Location	Tibet
Lineages	Gelug and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Private

Classification: Person

Appearance: Arhat

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Two Arhats, Gopaka and Abheda, the Attendant Dharmatala and two Direction Kings, Dhritarashtra and Vaishravana. This composition is number #5 in a five painting set depicting primarily Shakyamuni Buddha and the wo principal disciples Shariputra and Maudgalyayana.

Jeff Watt 9-2015