This study about the 16th arht in 17th century to ackonwledge stylistic aspects and distinguish the chronolic for them, were seemed to be worked, as search for the meaning on sculptural history, and I'm planning to give a word to study on Arahat in Bu...
This study about the 16th arht in 17th century to ackonwledge stylistic aspects and distinguish the chronolic for them, were seemed to be worked, as search for the meaning on sculptural history, and I'm planning to give a word to study on Arahat in Buddhistic sculpture, specificational field.
First, is called Araht as the direct disciple of Buddha, but they had been becoming a group of 16 Arhat and 18 Arhat or 500 Arhat, on behalf of increasing priest to get th phala of Arhat(阿羅漢果). in later centuries, specially, respectable priest and who is classified hig level priest is called Arhat.
And 16 Arhat had been presented the sutra "Beobjuki" and after Buddha had died, they who called 16th priests got responsibility of saving people and keeping the law of Buddha.
They are named that the first priest Pindola-Brarad vaja, second priest Kanaka-vatsa, third priest Kanakabharaduaja, fourth priest Subinda, fifth priest Nakula, sixth priest Bhadra, seventh priest Kalika, eighth priest Vajraputra, ninth priest Jivaka, tenth priest Pantaka, eleventh priest Rahula, twelfth priest Nagasena, thirteenth priest Angada, fourteeth priest vanavasi, fifteenth priest Ajita, sixteenth priest Cudapanthaka.
Each of them has a interestion episode, was getting to familiar with people and was popular especially the iconography which had a view of free compare with defferent Buddistic sculptures.
In China, there were expanded of trust in Arhat Buddha in dynasty of Tang(唐) and dynasty of Song(宋), since 5 Conturies. In Korea, there were becoming extreme on Arhat Buuddha in dynasty of Koryo(高麗), were held ceremony of Arhat or ceremony of 500 Araht.
But present 16th Arhat sculpture left were, inth latter half of the Choseon(朝鮮) dynasty, were understood the consequence of popular Jenism and lively Buddhism's working after double ware and that was compulsoried Buddhism on social to got a sort of social event to make abig role to save terrible country war.
They said that Buddhistic thought was able to popular one, and then, was presented strong about Buddhism Art.
Especially, Because peole were interested in 16th Arhat and they were much popular to general people highly, regarding to priests, be sculpturing 16th Arhat a lot, as discipline the extreme themselves.
Under centural back ground, had worked 16th Arhat sculpture in 17th century, and they were expecting to be seen aspect more getting hardening and diagrammatic out of free and actual skill in the early part of the 18th century.