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Arhats Attending Maitreya. The central figure here is bodhisattva Maitreya, who waits to be reborn in the world as the next Buddha. Maitreya is attended here by both arhats and protective deities. In the upper center are two protectors, Vajrakila and Yogini. On Matreya's right are protectors Yamantaka and Yogini; arhats Kanakabharadvaja, Cudapan Thaka, Bhadra, and Gopaka; and protector Lha-mo. On Matireya's left are protector Hayagiriva; arhats Kanakavatsa, Hva-sang, Angaja, and Abhed; and a protector. Below Maitreya are guardians of the north and west. At the bottom right is the person who consecrated the painting, holding a tray in a mandala design.