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ISSN 2753-4812
ISSN 2753-4812

Sixteen Arhats

Sixteen Arhats

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A selection of texts related to the Sixteen Arhats or Sixteen Elders (ṣoḍaśa sthavirāḥ; Tib. gnas brtan bcu drug):

Practices

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
The longer of two ritual texts by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo featuring the sixteen arhats, both of which appear in recent editions of the extensive Nyingma Kama (bka' ma shin tu rgyas pa).
Sādhanas
by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
The shorter of two ritual texts by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo featuring the sixteen arhats included in the extensive Nyingma Kama and elaborating on the famous text attributed to Śākyaśrībhadra.
Sādhanas
by Jigme Lingpa
Written for the Third Nyidrak Rinpoche, this liturgy takes Śākyaśrībhadra's text as its basis and adds a few verses at the beginning and end.
Sādhanas Rinchen Terdzö
by Śākyaśrībhadra
Attributed to the great Kashmiri scholar Śākyaśrībhadra, this is the most famous rite of homage and offering (phyag mchod) to the Buddha and the Sixteen Elders (sthavira).
Nyingma Mönlam

Prayers

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
A simple four-line prayer to Buddha Śākyamuni and a retinue of the sixteen elders.
Prayers Buddha Śākyamuni
by Mipham Rinpoche
This eight-line prayer to the Buddha, Eight Great Bodhisattvas and Sixteen Arhats was written at the end of the Fire Sheep year (early 1908).
Prayers Buddha Śākyamuni

Related Topics

Buddha Śākyamuni

Buddha and the 16 Arhats

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

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