Unknown: Handaka Sonja one of the sixteen rakan or arhats. - Library of Congress

Artist: Unknown

Title: Handaka Sonja one of the sixteen rakan or arhats.

Date: [between 1830 and 1868]

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Drawing shows Handaka Sonja, one of the sixteen rakan or arhats disciples of Buddha, sitting next to a flower and holding up a bowl in his left hand. He appears to be collecting rain, which he may use to produce the dragon typically associated with him, specifically, arising from the bowl.

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