檢視 Sixteen Arhats 十六阿羅漢的原始碼

[[Image:Buddha16Arhats.JPG|frame|[[Buddha]] and the Sixteen Arhats]]
'''Sixteen [[Arhat]]s''' or '''Sthaviras''' (Skt. ''Ṣoḍaśa Sthavirāḥ''; Tib. ''Neten Chudruk''; [[Wyl.]] ''gnas brtan bcu drug'') — [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] personally selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to remain in the world, protecting the [[Dharma]] for as long as beings are capable of benefitting from the teachings. They vowed at the time of the [[parinirvana]] to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha [[Maitreya]]. To visualize the [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] surrounded by the Sixteen Arhats and an assembly of [[bodhisattva]]s generates great [[merit]] and quickly develops insight into the teachings of the Buddha.

#[[Angaja]] (Tib. Yenlag Chung; Wyl. ''yan lag ‘byung'')<br>
#[[Ajita]] (Tib. Ma Phampa; Wyl. ''ma pham pa'')<br>
#[[Vanavasin]] (Tib. Nagnané; Wyl. ''nags gnas'')<br>
#[[Mahakalika]] (Tib. Düden Chenpo; Wyl. ''dus ldan chen po'')<br>
#[[Vajriputra]] (Tib. Dorje Möbu; Wyl. ''rdo rje mo’i bu'')<br>
#[[Shribhadra]] (Tib. Pal Zangpo; Wyl. ''dpal bzang'')<br>
#[[Kanakavatsa]] (Tib. Sergyi Be'u; Wyl. ''gser gyi be’u'')<br>
#[[Kanaka]] (Tib. Serchen; Wyl. ''gser can'')<br>
#[[Bakula]] (Tib. Bakula; Wyl. ''bakkula'')<br>
#[[Rahula]], the Buddha's son (Tib. Drachen Dzin; Wyl. ''sgra gcan 'dzin'')<br>
#[[Chulapanthaka]] (Tib. Lamtren Ten; Wyl. ''lam phran bstan'')<br>
#[[Pindola Bharadvaja]] (Tib. Dza Sönyom Len; Wyl. ''bha ra dva ja so nyom len'')<br>
#[[Panthaka]] (Tib. Lamten; Wyl. ''lam chen bstan'')<br>
#[[Nagasena]] (Tib. Lüdé; Wyl. ''klu sde'')<br>
#[[Gopaka]] (Tib. Bechepa; Wyl. ''sbed byed'')<br>
#[[Abhedya]] (Tib. Michepa; Wyl. ''mi phyed pa'')<br>

The Sixteen Arhats are usually shown in [[thangka]]s accompanied by their two attendants, [[Hva Shang]] and [[Upasaka Dharmatala]] and by the [[Four Great Kings]].

==Further Reading==
===In Tibetan===
*[[Mipham Rinpoche]], '''phags pa'i gnas brtan chen po bcu drug gi lo rgyus mdor bsdus''

===In English===
*''Crystal Mirror, volume VI'', Dharma Publishing 1984
*M. W. de Visser, ''The Arhats in China and Japan'', Oesterheld & Co. Berlin, 1923
*Tate, J. 'The Sixteen Arhats in Tibetan Painting,' in ''Oriental Art'' 35, 4 1989/90, pp. 196-206

==External Links==
*[http://www.lotsawahouse.org/khyentsewangpo/16_arhats.html Buddha and 16 Arhats practice by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo]
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/pages/arhat/index.html The Sixteen Arhats outline page at Himalayan Art Resources]

==Gallery==
'''The Sixteen Arhats'''

<Gallery>
Image:Angaja.jpg|Angaja
Image:Ajita.jpg|Ajita
Image:Vanavasin.jpg|Vanavasin
Image:Kalika.jpg|Maha Kalika
Image: Vajriputra.jpg|Vajriputra
Image:Sribhadra.jpg|Shibhadra
Image:Kanakavatsa.jpg|Kanakavatsa
Image:Kanaka.jpg|Kanaka
Image:Bakula.jpg|Bakula
Image:Rahula.jpg|Rahula
Image:Chulapanthaka.jpg|Chulapanthaka
Image:Pindola.jpg|Pindola Bharadvaja
Image:Panthaka.jpg|Panthaka
Image:Nagasena.jpg|Nagasena
Image:Gopaka.jpg|Gopaka
Image:Abhedya.jpg|Abhedya
</gallery>

'''The Two Attendants'''
<Gallery>
Image:Hva_Shang.jpg|Hva Shang
Image:Dharmatala.jpg|Dharmatala
</gallery>

'''The Four Great Kings'''
<Gallery>
Image:Dhritarashtra.jpg|Dhritarashtra
Image:VirudhakaTST.jpg|Virudhaka
Image:VirupaksaTST.jpg‎|Virupaksa
Image:VaisravanaTST.jpg|Vaisravana
</gallery>

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