Śākyamuni is seated in vajrāsana on a lotus throne. His right hand is in the bhumisparśamudrā and the left holds the alms bowl in his lap. Next to his throne the two main disciples Śariputra, and Maudgalyayana are depicted standing. The Buddha is surrounded by Sixteen Arhats placed into a green landscape. Hva shang and Dharmatāla are both seated below Śākyamuni's throne. From left to right in the bottom register are the guardians of the four heavenly directions (Tib. rgyal chen sde bzhi ) are shown: Virūḍhaka (Tib.’Phags skyes po), Dhṛtarāṣṭṛa (Tib. Yul ’khor srung), Virūpakṣa (Tib. Spyan mi bzang), and Vaiśravaṇa (Tib. Rnam thos sras).