Guardians of the Dharma: The Sixteen Arhats in Tibet (Mangalam Press, 2025) explores how the Sixteen Arhats—elders chosen by the Buddha to protect his teachings—appear in Tibetan literature, art, and practice, featuring contributions from 84000 Research Editor Dr. Nathaniel Rich.
A new publication from Mangalam Press features the work of 84000 Research Editor Dr. Nathaniel Rich. Guardians of the Dharma: The Sixteen Arhats in Tibet explores the role of the Sixteen Elders — arhats selected by the Buddha to remain in this world after his passing and protect the teachings until the coming of the next Buddha — in the literature, art, and religious practices of Tibet and the Himalayan region.
The volume includes two well-known Tibetan liturgies invoking the Elders, translated by Nathaniel Rich and Adam Pearcey, alongside adapted stories from an out-of-print collection by Loden Sherap Dagyab and scholarly essays by Joie Szu-Chiao Chen and Ariana Maki.
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