The main figure in the center is Shakyamuni Buddha. He is surrounded by the Sixteen Arhats. The large standing figures to his right and left are his two main disciples, Maudgalyayana on the right, and Shariputra on the left. In the center at the top of the thangka is Vajradhara with the circle of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas. At the top right is the black-hatted Karmapa, and on the top left is the red-hatted Shamarpa. At the bottom of the thangka are the Four Great Kings.