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See HAR# 3314500 from the same set which now belongs to the Museum of Culture in Basel, Switzerland, HAR #31511 and HAR #13604 in private collections.

The complete set of paintings comprises twenty-three compositions with Shakyamuni Buddha and the two principal disciples as the center piece followed by the Sixteen Great Elders (arhats), the attendant Dharmatala and the patron Hvashang. Completing the set are the Four Guardian Kings of the Directions.

Currently only eleven of the elders are accounted for, the patron Hvashang and two of the Guardian Kings - Vaishravana and Dhritarashtra.

Jeff Watt 7-2015 [updated 2-2019]

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Kanakavatsa

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Angaja

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Chudapantaka

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
(Patron) Hvashang

Direction Guardian (Buddhist Deity)
Vaishravana (North)

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Vanavasin

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Ajita

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Pantaka

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Rahula

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Kalika

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Abheda

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Nagasena

Arhat/Sthavira (Buddhist Elder)
16 Elders: Pindola Bharadvaja

Direction Guardian (Buddhist Deity)
Dhritarashtra (East)