Item: Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder) - (Patron) Hvashang
གནས་བརྟན།
罗汉
(item no. 241)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Nyingma |
| Size | 95.89x58.42cm (37.75x23in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Shelley & Donald Rubin |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1996.9.1 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Appearance: Arhat
Gender: Male
Hvashang (Tibetan: chen tren drup thob hva chang, English: the Greatly Accomplished Supplicant, Hvashang), the Chinese Patron to the 16 Great Arhats.
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Thematic Sets
Painting Set: Arhats: Single Main Figure
Painting Set: Arhat Set I
Arhat: Hvashang (Patron) Main Page
Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin
Arhat: Confusions
Arhat: Hvashang Iconography
Subject: Elders with Beards
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