The eighteen arhats (Sanskrit for “meritorious ones”) were the original disciples of Buddha who achieved enlightenment like their master. They were popular subjects of Chinese art, especially in the eighteenth century, when they were usually pictured as foreigners with bushy eyebrows, large eyes, and prominent noses, as here in this work by an unknown Tibetan master.
Buddha, and the Attainment of Nirvana, c.1794, Distemper on Woven FabricArhat Tibetan (Qianlong - Period) |
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The eighteen arhats (Sanskrit for “meritorious ones”) were the original disciples of Buddha who achieved enlightenment like their master. They were popular subjects of Chinese art, especially in the eighteenth century, when they were usually pictured as foreigners with bushy eyebrows, large eyes, and prominent noses, as here in this work by an unknown Tibetan master. |
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