Xie Bi'an continued: Immediately after, Venerable Subina ~ Tota Arhat, a seven-story pagoda, the Dharma is powerful but not angry, and the Tao is outstanding.

The pagoda in Buddhism is something that carries the bones of the Buddha. Since the pagoda is a utensil that carries the bones of the Buddha, the pagoda has also become a symbol of the Buddha. Tota Arhat is not a Tota King! Tota is a Bodhisattva, and there is a difference between a Bodhisattva and an Arhat: a Bodhisattva is the fruit of Mahayana cultivation, while an Arhat is the result of Hinayana cultivation.

This arhat's name is Subindra, and he is the last disciple of the Buddha Shakyamuni. He cultivated to the five divine powers, and he cultivated to the point where he had to think about it and not think about it.

Therefore, Subintuo is the last disciple of the Buddha, and in order to commemorate the master, he specially carried the pagoda with him, as the meaning of the Buddha's constant presence.

Venerable Nuo Zhi Luo ~ "Meditation Arhat", pure and self-cultivation, calm and serene Ruiqing, into the other bliss. This Arhat is a strong Arhat, originally a warrior with great strength, and later became a monk and achieved positive results.

His master taught him to meditate, abandoning the concept of fighting and killing when he was a warrior, so he still showed the physique of a strong man when he meditated.

Venerable Bhadra ~ "Crossing the River - Arhat", carrying the scriptures, crossing the eastward to pass the scriptures, wading through mountains and rivers, and purifying all sentient beings.

The three characters of Bhadra are translated as virtuous, but this Arhat was named Bhadra for another reason. It turns out that there is a rare tree in Tianzhu called Bhadra. His mother was pregnant and gave birth to him under the Bhadra tree, so she named him Bhadra and sent him to the monastery to become a monk.

Venerable Kalika ~ "Riding an elephant Arhat", riding an elephant and chanting the scriptures, Lang Lang has all beings, eyes and the four directions. The Sanskrit name of the elephant is Kali, and Kali is the meaning of the elephant rider. The elephant is a symbol of the Dharma, and it is a metaphor for the power of the elephant, which can endure hard work and go far. Kali Kaben was an elephant mahout who became a monk and achieved positive results, hence the name of the elephant riding Arhat.

Venerable Vajaravoforo ~ "Laughing Lion Arhat", he and his dependents are 1,100 arhats, and most of them live in the Bowl Continent. The fifth of the six types of arhats is the Kandhama Arhat, also known as the Arhat who can enter the Dharma, which refers to those who can quickly improve and attain the immovable Dharma.

He was burly and strong, and his appearance was solemn and awe-inspiring. It is said that because he never killed in his last life, he had a wide range of good karma, so he had no disease or pain in his life, and he had five kinds of immortal blessings. Therefore, he is also called "King Kong", and is deeply praised and respected by people.

Although he had such magical powers, he practiced diligently, often sitting quietly all day long, standing still. Moreover, he can speak well, be erudite and memorized, be familiar with scriptures, and be able to speak freely; But he rarely speaks, and often remains silent all day long.

His senior brother Ananda asked him in surprise, "Venerable, why don't you open a convenient door and talk about the Mystic Dharma?" His Holiness replied, "If you talk too much, you may not be popular; As much as your words are worth a fortune, they tend to be offensive. I can attain Dharma music in silence, and I hope you will do the same. ”

His Holiness often brought the lion cub with him, so the world called him "Laughing Lion Arhat".

Venerable Shu Bojia ~ "Happy Arhat", happy to see the Buddha, each showing their magical powers compared to each other, and the Buddha's power is endless. He was the crown prince of the king of Zhongtianzhu, and the king made him the prince, and his younger brother made a rebellion.

He immediately said to his younger brother, "You come to be the emperor, and I will go to the monkhood." His younger brother didn't believe it, he said, "I only have Buddha in my heart, if you don't believe it, look at it!" It was also strange to say, he opened his clothes, and his brother saw that there was indeed a Buddha in his heart, so he believed in him and stopped making trouble.

Half Toga Venerable ~ "Detective Arhat", leisurely, yawning and stretching his waist, well-informed, and happy. According to legend, the Venerable Bantoga was the son of the medicine fork god Hanshara. According to the "Kolidian Sutra", there is a medicine fork god on the side of a mountain in the ancient Indian king's house, named Bhado!

In the northern Gandhara kingdom, there was also a medicine fork god named Hanshara, and Bhatta became pregnant at the same time as Hanjara's wife, so they married in the abdomen. Bhara gave birth to a daughter, and the half-Shara gave birth to a son, and the half-Shara gave birth to a son, which is the half-toga monk and the positive result, and also the daughter of the Bhara to become enlightened.

He is known as the Tanshou Arhat because he often meditates with the half-kāṇa method, which involves placing one leg on the other, i.e., crossing the knees, and after meditating, he raises his hands and exhales a long breath.

Venerable Luo Tan Luo ~ "Contemplative Arhat", one of the ten disciples of the Buddha. The statue of the Contemplative Arhat is commonly known as the Contemplative Arhat, and his characteristic features are plump, with curved silkworm eyebrows, round eyes, and a dignified demeanor with a graceful and chic charm.

Raja Rado is the name of a type of star in India. Ancient India believed that solar eclipses and moons should have been caused by a star that could obscure the sun and moon. This arhat was born at the time of the lunar eclipse, so he was named Raja Rado, that is, after the star that covered the sun and the moon.

Contemplation of Arhats, contemplation, contemplation, In contemplation, we can know what others do not know, and when we do the exercises, we can do what others cannot do. His contemplation is the acquisition of wisdom and action. Famous for "secret practice"!

Naga Xi Na Venerable ~ "Ear-digging Arhat", leisurely, pleasant, interesting, and full of meaning. Naga rhina means the army of the dragon, which is a metaphor for the power of mana, like the army of the dragon. This Arhat lives on the half-slope mountain of Tianzhu. He is also a commentator and is famous for his treatise on "The Root of the Ear".

The so-called ear root is one of the six roots of all people's understanding of the world. The so-called six roots are pure, and the root of the ear is one of them. In Buddhism, in addition to not listening to all kinds of lewd ~ evil voices, you should not listen to other people's secrets. Because he talked about the root of the ear is the most home, he took the shape of digging the ear to show that the root of the ear is pure.

Because of the Venerable Jietuo ~ "Cloth Bag Arhat", Amitayus Buddha, Qiankun treasure bag is happy, and it is happy to pottery. According to legend, he was a snake catcher in Tianzhu, and he caught snakes to facilitate pedestrians to avoid being bitten by snakes. After catching the snake, he pulled out its fangs and released it in the mountains, and achieved positive results because of his kindness. His sack was a bag for snakes.

Venerable Vahnabas ~ "Banana Arhat", leisurely and secluded, proud of the Taixu Immortal Wind Dao Bone, transcendent from the mortal. The Sanskrit word for Vanarva means rain. Legend has it that when he was born, it was raining heavily, and the plantain trees were rustling from the rain, so his father named him Rain.

After he became a monk, he cultivated Luohan Guo, and according to legend, he liked to practice under the plantain, so he was called the Basho Arhat.

Venerable Ah Shi Duo ~ "Long-eyebrow Arhat", a kind old man with long eyebrows, a high-ranking monk who has attained the Tao, understands the gods. Ashido is an incomparably correct transliteration of Sanskrit. This arhat is characterized by two long white eyebrows at birth.

It turned out that he was also a monk in his previous life, because he practiced until he was old, his eyebrows fell off, and he still couldn't achieve positive results when he shaved his two long eyebrows, and he was reincarnated as a human after death. After he was born, someone said to his father, "The Buddha Shakyamuni also has two long eyebrows, and your son has long eyebrows, which is the appearance of the Buddha." ”

Therefore, his father sent him to the monastery gate to become a monk, and finally achieved positive results!

Note tea and half Toga Venerable ~ "Watch the Arhat", watch the Arhat's mighty benchmark, vigilant gaze, Zen staff in hand, brave and blazing demons. Venerable Zhucha Ban Toga, one of the close disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni, he went to various places to turn into fate, and often used his fist to call the people in the house to come out and give alms.

Once, because of the decay of someone's house, he accidentally smashed it, and as a result, he had to apologize and admit his mistake. Later, he went back and asked the Buddha, and the Buddha said: "I will give you a tin rod, you will go to the fate in the future, you don't need to knock on the door, use this tin rod to shake on the door of others, people who are destined will open the door, if you don't open the door, it is a person who is not fate, change to another house!"

It turns out that there are several rings on this tin rod, and when it is shaken, it makes a sound of "tin tin". When people heard this voice, they opened the door!

The Venerable Kasa ~ "Dragon Descending Arhat", the seventeenth of the eighteen Arhats, is the "Ka Ye Venerable". Legend has it that in ancient India, there was a dragon king who flooded the country and hid the Buddhist scriptures in the dragon palace. Later, the Dragon Venerable surrendered to the Dragon King to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures and made great contributions, so he was called "Dragon Venerable".

Venerable Maitreya ~ "Fuhu Arhat", Fuhu Arhat is the eighteenth of the eighteen Arhats, that is, "Maitreya Venerable". Legend has it that outside the temple where the Tiger Venerable lived, there were often tigers who roared because of hunger, and the Tiger Venerable gave his own food to the tiger, and after a long time, the tiger was subdued by him, and often played with him, so he was also called "the Tiger Arhat".

There are also some folk legends about these eighteen Arhats, according to legend, in ancient times, there was a family that raised many girls (daughters). The life of the eldest girl's family is better, the life of the mother's family is not good, and the old man is still very lazy.

In the past, people used baskets, which were the same size at the top and bottom, and the basket was very high. On this day, her mother borrowed food from the big girl again. The girl was busy, so she said, "Mom, you can open the lid of the box by yourself." Mother walked to the grain cabinet, opened the lid, stuffed the basket full of baskets, and said, "Girl, Mom has loaded it." You're busy, mom is back. ”

The girl quickly got up, opened the door for her mother, and sent her out of the door. A few days later, her mother came again: "Girl, mom has returned food to you." "Yo, Mom, what's the matter, your own family, just eat it!" "Silly girl, Mom, how can you not pay it back?" The old woman walked to the grain cabinet, lifted the lid, and stuffed the basket into it before pouring it.

When borrowing rice, the mouth of the basket is upward, and when the rice is returned, the bottom of the basket is upward. The bottom of the basket is turned over, and the shallow layer is returned. The old man just returned it. Many years have passed, and the girl's mother has also died of old age.

Over the years, my mother owes the big girl a lot of food! She didn't say that she was borrowing, but said that it was okay to ask the girl for food. But she said that she borrowed, and she borrowed more and repaid less, and after a long time, she owed too much debt. How can you not repay the debts you owe? After the old woman died, she turned into a donkey to pay off her debts.

On this day, the son-in-law bought a donkey from the bazaar and came back for the family's use. It just so happened that their family was grinding noodles, and the big girl put the donkey on it to grind noodles every day, and she didn't stop for a day, grinding, grinding, and returning, after several years, it was finally over!