the seventeenth arhat of eighteen, that is, "the venerable Jia Ye", was appointed by Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. According to the Dharma Residence, the above sixteen arhats are sixteen great disciples of the Buddha, and the Buddha ordered them to live permanently on earth to help all beings.
another way of saying it is that the 17th arhat is the author of "The Book of Dharma Residence".
It is said that in ancient India, the Dragon King flooded the exhausted country and hid Buddhist scriptures in the Dragon Palace. Later, the venerable Dragon Warrior surrendered to the Dragon King to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures and made great contributions, so he was called "the venerable Dragon Warrior".
Lohan the Dragon and Lohan the Tiger
In the field of Buddhism in China, there are eighteen Lohan under the seat of Sakyamuni Buddha (Tathagata Buddha), the highest Buddha. Lohan Fu Hu is the 18th of the eighteen Lohan, that is, "Maitreya Venerable", who was appointed by Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. Another way of saying this is that the 18th Lohan is the "King Tu Bo Tan" among the "Four Great Voices".
It is said that outside the temple where the venerable Fu Tiger lives, tigers often wheeze because of hunger. The venerable Fu Tiger shared his food with this tiger. After a long time, the tiger was subdued by him and often played with him, so he was also called "Lohan Fu Tiger".
In The Complete Biography of Jigong, he was a comrade-in-arms who came to earth with the dragon-lowering arhat, but his behavior was relatively low-key.
The reason why he is more famous than other arhats is that he once incarnated in Middle-earth in the Southern Song Dynasty and became the famous Jigong.
Vajraputra
Vajra Putra is the eighth of the 18 arhats in Buddhism, which is a transliteration of Sanskrit.
he is big and strong, and his appearance is majestic. It is said that, because he never killed anything in his past life, he had a wide range of good fortune, so his life was painless and painless, and he had five kinds of immortal blessings. Therefore, he is also called "King Kong Zi", which is praised and respected by people. Although he has such magical powers, he is as diligent as ever and often sits still all day. Moreover, he can be eloquent, knowledgeable and memorized, familiar with the classics, and can speak the wonderful method freely; But he rarely speaks, and often stays silent all day. His other disciples Ananda asked him in surprise, "Dear Sir, why don't you open a convenient door and talk about the wonderful method?" The venerable replied: "If you talk too much, it may not be popular; Although your words are worth thousands of dollars, they are often offensive. I can get happiness in silence, and I hope everyone can do the same. "
The Venerable Master often takes the little lion with him, so the world calls him "Vajraputra".
Riding an elephant like arhat
The venerable Galilean —— Riding an elephant like arhat is magnificent, chanting sutras, caring for all beings and reaching all directions. The Sanskrit name of the elephant is Galilean, and Galilean means riding an elephant. Elephant is a symbol of Buddhism, which means that elephant is powerful, hardworking and far-reaching.
Caleb was originally an honorable man who tamed elephants and sat on a deer's arhat.
He sat on a deer's arhat, sitting on a magical deer, thoughtful, poised and self-admiring.
Binduro is one of the eighteen surnames in India, a noble brahmin, and his name is Boluo Duoge. This arhat was originally the minister of King Utoyan of India, and he was in power in one country, but he suddenly decided to become a monk. King Youtuoyan personally asked him to turn around and become an official. He was afraid of the king's hassle, so he fled to the mountains to practice.
One day, a deer-riding monk appeared in front of the palace, and the Kingsguard recognized it as a Luo Luoge, and immediately reported it to King Youtuoyan. The king came out to take him into the palace, saying that the country was still waiting for an empty seat and asked him if he would come back to be an official. He said that he came back to guide the king to become a monk. He used various metaphors to show that all kinds of desires were disgusting. As a result, the king gave way to the prince and became a monk with him.
Teacher, he became a monk and became a positive result, hence the name "Riding an Elephant Lohan".
Lohan in Bag
Lohan in Bag with Infinite Life Buddha and Gankunbao Bag are honored by Jietuo, and their music and pottery
Jietuo is said to be a snake catcher in India, who catches snakes for the convenience of pedestrians to avoid being bitten by snakes. After catching a snake, he took it out and set it free in the mountains, and it was a good result because of his kindness. His cloth bag was originally a bag for carrying snakes.
It is said that he appeared in China. He appeared in Fenghua in the Five Dynasties Liang Dynasty in 97, and was copied in a bag. Later, in the third year of Zhenming (AD 917), the Buddha said on the rock of Yuelin Temple: "Maitreya is a real Maitreya, with hundreds of billions of people in two places, always showing people when they are ignorant." Then he disappeared. Lohan Baja
The venerable Fanaposi —— Lohan Baja is carefree and reclusive, arrogant and aloof from worldly affairs
Fanapo Sanskrit means rain. According to legend, when he was born, it rained heavily, and the banana tree in the back picture was rustling by the heavy rain, so his father named him rain. Arhat with long eyebrows
Arhat is a multi-venerable person-Arhat with long eyebrows is a kind old man, a well-informed monk, and understands everything.
Arhat is an extremely correct transliteration of Sanskrit. The special feature of this arhat is that he was born with two long white eyebrows. It turned out that he was also a monk in a previous life. Because he practiced until he was old, his eyebrows fell off. He shaved off two long eyebrows and still couldn't make a positive result. He was reincarnated after his death.
after he was born, someone said to his father, "Buddha Sakyamuni also has two long eyebrows, and your son has long eyebrows, which is the Buddha's image." Therefore, his father sent him to the temple gate to become a monk, and finally he became a Luo Han Guo. After he became a monk, he became a Luo Han Guo, and it was said that he liked to practice under the banana, so he was named Luohan Banana.
Lohan rejoiced
Kanoga's deity was one of the ancient Indian theorists, who eliminated the demons, Yu Yu clarified and raised his hand to celebrate, and was elated
Kanoga's deity. A teacher is an orator and orator who is good at talking about Buddhism. Someone asked him what happiness meant, and he explained that he felt happy by hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch. Someone asked him, "What is Gao Qing?" He said, "The happiness that you can't feel without hearing, eyes, nose, mouth and hands is Gao Qing. For example, if you are like a Buddha, you will feel happy if you feel that the Buddha is there. " He often smiles in speeches and debates, and is well-known for his theory of celebration, hence the name "Lohan for Celebration" or "Lohan for Joy".
Lohan crossing the river
bhadra's venerable Lohan crossing the river, who carries scriptures, travels across mountains and rivers to pass on scriptures to the east, and purveys all sentient beings
bhadra, literally translates as a sage, but this Lohan was named bhadra for another reason. It turns out that there is a rare Indian tree named bhadra. His mother was pregnant and gave birth to him under the bhadra tree, so she named him bhadra and sent him to the temple gate to become a monk.
according to legend, Buddhism in east indies was originally spread by cymbals. He took a boat from India to Java Island in east indies to spread Buddhism, so he called it Ocean-Crossing Arhat
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