Arhat/Sthavira: Religious Context
Arhat/Sthavira Main PageSubjects, Topics & Types:
- Description (below)
- List of Figures
- Praise to the Sixteen Elders
- Graphic Outline
- Resource Page Outline
- Study Guide
- Shakyamuni Buddha
- Patriarchs
- Related Teachers
- Study Guide
- Bibliography
- Confusions
- Others...
Videos:
- Arhats: 16 or 18
- Arhat Iconography
- Arhat Composition & Sets
- Monastics: Three Visual Types
- Patchwork Robes: Part 1
- Patchwork Robes: Part 2
There are several different explanations concerning the origins of the Sixteen Elders. The most widely known narratives come from the following Tibetan teachers:
- Lume Tsultrim Sherab
- Dromton Gyalwai Jungne
- Lhatsun Ngagwang Rinchen
- Khenpo Appey Yönten Zangpo (1927-2010)
- Others...
Database Search: All Images | Painting | Sculpture
Jeff Watt 3-2000 [updated 6-2015, 4-2017, 12-2019]
Lotsawa House: Sixteen Arhats Series
(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).
