(item no. 136)
 Tibet 1800 - 1899 Uncertain Lineage 60.96x54.61cm (24x21.50in) Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# F1997.9.4) 
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Kanaka Bharadhvaja, the Elder (Tibetan: ne ten, bha ra dhva ja ser chen chog, Sanskrit: Sthavira Kanaka Bharadhvaja): the 8th arhat from the set of 16 great arhats, principal students of the buddha Shakyamuni. "On the wealthy [continent] of Apara-Godaniya is the noble elder Kanaka Bharadvaja, surrounded by 700 arhats; homage to the One with the two hands placed in meditation." (Sakya liturgical text). Jeff Watt 9-2000
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Thematic Set
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery II
Arhat: Kanakabharadvaja
1800 - 1899 (19th Century) Part I
Arhats: Single Main Figure
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Arhats
Arhat Set VII
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