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16 sthaviras/ elders [IW]
Sixteen arhats. Also known as the Sixteen Sthaviras. Disciples of the Buddha who vowed to preserve the Dharma until the coming of Maitreya [RY]
the 16 sthaviras [IW]
the Sixteen Elders [RY]
16 sthaviras/ elders [eg 'phags pa'i gnas brtan bcu drug sh'akya thub pas bstan pa gnyer du gtad pa'i 16 arhats [yan lag 'byung, ma pham pa, nags na gnas, dus ldan, rdo rje mo'i bu, bzang po, gser gyi be'u, bha ra dhva dza gser can, ba ku la, sgra gcan 'dzin, lam phran bstan, bha ra dhva dza bsod snyoms len, lam chen bstan, klu'i sde, sbed byed, mi phyed pa] [IW]
16 elders who preached buddhist doctrine [JV]