Niu Gensheng came to Lingyin Mountain in the West and saw the eighteen Arhats in his dream:

Eighteen Arhats know the heart of the West Heaven

Eighteen Arhats *

Eighteen Arhats: I'll decide the plot

Eighteen Arhats

His Holiness is in place

The imp struggled to retreat

Wuling Hongguang could only watch the exhaust gas injection finish

I keep my tongue on my lips

You're shocked and frowned

Draw your sword out of the sheath to locate your flaws and split your back

Charge just because we're your generation

A textbook for roaming the rivers and lakes

If you are ashamed, don't talk back, feel it with your heart

The abbot's collection of books should not be popularized

The end of this battle is ours

Charisma

Don't doubt or care, because it's not rare for you

Code of Conduct Oh Baby (Mean)

I want to be a maverick

There's no need for their gossip to be labeled

Don't fish for fame and fame

And the self-talk script trouble me to the director

Subvert your game's worldview

Having a dream in your heart is naturally unveiling

All beings are like ants who take over the order

Frogs in warm water have to be tortured

Zheng Zheng Iron Man is no different from ordinary people

Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea

The rivers and lakes are together, and life is not satisfactory

There is no end to the west out of Yangguan

Look at my eighteen somersaults and colorful clouds

Become a Buddha and want to leave a genius name in the mortal world

Detachment from the Eighteen Arhats Records Search

Hold on to Top of the Wave to replace you

Draw the knife to cut off the water, and the water will flow more

Don't worry about giving new words

Wine and meat through the intestines become your fantasy

But seek pleasure and get drunk and lie in the willows

Where are we sacred—the eighteen Arhats

Rebellious, though not praised

Warrior Where have you seen the dragon slaying take a break

Put each target tagged

The torrent has never abandoned you and me

I was curious

Black and white work for me

Excellent pre-run on the super

We occupy this high ground

The 8x mirror clarifies the doctrine for you

One hand held up a piece of heaven

Let them envy the immortals

Chewing on the root of the tongue is full of nonsense

Trouble lining up to get farther away

Add some sweetness to your life

power dictates my right to speak

Deceptive love stories Crist is sprinkled with eight thousand volumes to write you

Oh, nasty, so rare

Ninety-nine-eighty-one difficult test

The alchemy furnace was labeled as a demon for me

It is better to say that suffering is better than mediocrity

Comfortable is not as good as soaring clouds in the sky

In the world, ascetic deeds end up in the earth

It's better to set foot on the top

The imprint of the dust of the world will eventually put that shackle on me

The enchantress Zixia is building a bridge for me

The colorful darkness doesn't need you to judge and judge

Believers who have overcome all obstacles look up and see the scriptures of Tianzhu

Where are we sacred--- the Eighteen Arhats

Niu Gensheng sleepwalked and hugged a plate of Luohan pine and said: "Luohan has hey use!" Eighteen Arhats have Q use?

Sitting deer Arhat, Bowl Arhat, Tota Arhat, Elephant Riding Arhat, Laughing Lion Arhat, Happy Arhat, Detective Arhat, Contemplative Arhat, Ear Digging Arhat, Cloth Bag Arhat, Long Eyebrow Arhat, Gatekeeper Arhat, Meditation Arhat, Passing * Han, Descending Dragon Arhat, Tiger Arhat, Joyful Arhat, Basho Arhat.

Arhat, short for Arhat, Sanskrit name (Arhat). It was first introduced to China from India. There are three interpretations in the paraphrase: one says that it can help people get rid of all the troubles in life, the second is that they can accept the offerings of heaven and earth, and the third is that they can help people reach the state of nirvana and no longer suffer from samsara. That is, killing thieves, making offerings, and having no life, which is the highest level of cultivation for the Buddha's enlightened disciples. He is a saint who has the virtue of guiding sentient beings to goodness and is worthy of being supported by the heavens. Arhats are pure in body and mind, and ignorance and afflictions have been cut off (killing thieves). He has been freed from birth and death, and has attained nirvana (non-birth). It is worthy of the respect of all people and the heavens to make offerings (should be offered). Before the end of his life, he still lives in the world and has few desires, precepts and purity, and educates the people according to fate.

Legend has it that Arhats were originally the ultimate goal pursued by the Hinayana Buddhism, but under the persuasion and encouragement of the Buddha Shakyamuni, all the Arhats returned to the small to the large, "the past life is not nirvana", to help maintain Mahayana Buddhism, so in Mahayana Buddhism, the Arhats also have their new status and deeds.

In Chinese monasteries, there are often 16 arhats, 18 arhats and 500 arhats. "Eighteen" is an auspicious number, and many quantitative expressions in Chinese culture use "eighteen", such as "eighteen", "eighteen marquis", "eighteen martial arts", "eighteen bachelors", etc. There are also many "eighteen" in Buddhism, such as "Eighteen Treatises", "Eighteen Worlds", "Eighteen Changes", "Eighteen Layers of Hell", etc., and the change of "Sixteen Arhats" into "Eighteen Arhats" is obviously related to this "Eighteen" complex. In the Tang Dynasty, it is said that when the Buddha was in Nirvana, he instructed the sixteen great arhats to prolong their lives, live in the world, travel to the Dharma, and make all living beings a blessing field, so the Buddha temple often carved Arhat statues in the jungle, and the people who offered it. The Sixteen Arhats were mainly popular in the Tang Dynasty, and by the end of the Tang Dynasty, eighteen Arhats began to appear, and by the Song Dynasty, the Eighteen Arhats were prevalent. The eighteen arhats are the people of the world, in the Song Dynasty, in addition to the sixteen arhats, plus the dragon and the tiger. Some joined the monks Dharma Dora and Budai, and the Tibetan region joined the Maya and Maitreya. The 500 arhats usually refer to the 500 arhats of the great bhikshus who were often taught by the Buddha during his lifetime, or the 500 arhats who gathered the Buddhist scriptures after the Buddha attained nirvana.

The image of the Eighteen Arhats was painted by later artists with their own imagination, and there was no stereotyped image originally. The earliest surviving statue of the Sixteen Arhats is in the Yanxia Cave of Hangzhou, which was made by the wife and brother of King Wu Yue.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor and Zhang Jiahu Tuketu believed that the seventeenth Arhat should be the Venerable Garya, and the eighteenth should be the Fuhu Arhat, that is, the Venerable Maitreya. The emperor decreed that since then, the eighteen arhats have been subject to the imperial seal. The seventeenth of the eighteen Arhats of Tibetan Buddhism is Lady Maya, the mother of Shakyamuni, and the eighteenth is Maitreya. After the eighteen arhats replaced the sixteen arhats, the influence became greater and greater. There are not many cave statues of the Eighteen Arhats, but they are more common in temples, and they are generally molded in the Daxiong Treasure Hall as the sanitation of the Buddha or the "Three Buddhas".

Sitting deer arhat

The first was the deer sitting Arhat, who once rode into the palace on his deer to persuade the king to learn Buddhism

His Holiness Binduravara - Sitting Deer Arhat

Sitting upright on the deer, thoughtful, calm, and self-appreciative

Bindura is one of the eighteen castes in India, and is the noble Brahmin family, and the Vara Fall Pavilion is the name. This arhat was originally the minister of the Indian king of Uthayan and had the power of a country, but he suddenly set his heart to become a monk. King Yutoyan personally asked him to turn around as an official, but he was afraid of the king's instigation, so he fled into the mountains to practice.

One day, a deer-riding monk appeared in front of the palace, and the Imperial Forest Army recognized it as the Vara Fallen Pavilion, and hurriedly reported it to King Yutuoyan. The king came out to take him into the palace, said that the state was still vacant, and asked him if he would come back to be an official. He said that he wanted to guide the king to become a monk, and he used all kinds of metaphors to illustrate the disgusting nature of all kinds of desires, and as a result, the king gave up the crown prince and became a monk with him.

Rejoice in the Arhats

The second is the Joyful Arhat, who knows all the good and ugly in the world, so a long time ago, he was an eloquent speaker in the late India, and he used to smile when he debated.

The Venerable Kano Gyadai – Rejoicing Arhats

The demons are eliminated, Yuyu clarifies and celebrates with his hands and his heart blooms

His Holiness Ganoka was one of the ancient Indian commentators. A commentator is an orator and orator who is good at talking about Buddhism. When asked what joy was, he explained that it was joy that comes from hearing, sight, smell, taste, and touch. Someone asked him, "What is Gaoqing?" He said: "The happiness that is not felt by the ears, eyes, mouth, nose, and hands is Gaoqing." For example, if you are looking at the Buddha and the mind is aware of the Buddha's presence, you will feel happy. He often smiled when he spoke and debated, and he was famous for his festive speeches, hence the name Festive Arhat, or Rejoicing Arhat.

Raise the bowl Arhat

The third is the Arhat who holds the bowl, he is a practitioner of the dervish, so he always holds the bowl in his hand.

His Holiness Noga Varita – Raising the Bowl Arhat

His Holiness Noga Varita was originally a monk who turned into a relation. His method of turning his fortune is different, which is to hold up an iron bowl and beg for food, and after becoming enlightened, the world calls him "Arhat who lifts the bowl".

The Venerable Kano Kavali is a compassionate and equal alcheishment. Benefiting the world through almsgiving, planting merit for sentient beings, preaching the Dharma to them, and enlightening sentient beings by example and words.

Totarihan

The fourth is Tota Arhat, who was the last disciple of the Buddha and who always held the stupa in his hand because the Buddha remembered the Buddha.

His Holiness Subindra – Tota Arhat

Seven-story pagoda, Buddhism psychic power but not anger, Taoism outstanding

Ta is a Chinese character made from the first sound of the Sanskrit word "Ta Po". Before Buddhism was introduced into China, there was no tower in China, so the word "tower" was specially made, and the tower in Buddhism was the thing that carried the Buddha's bones. 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 the king of Tota, the king of Tota is the 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 fruit 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.

Subina was the last disciple of the Buddha, and in order to commemorate his master, he specially carried the pagoda with him as the meaning of the Buddha's constant presence

Meditate on Arhats

The fifth is a meditative arhat, also known as a strong arhat, because he was born as a samurai in the past, so he has great strength and can carry any heavy object.

His Holiness Nakira – Meditation on Arhats

Pure and self-cultivation, calm demeanor, serene Ruiqing, into the other bliss

This Arhat is a strong Arhat, originally a warrior, extremely powerful, 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.

Over * Han

The sixth is Guo * Han, he is a sage, crossing the river like a dragonfly and touching the water.

Venerable Bhadra - Guo * Han

Carrying the scriptures, crossing the east to pass the scriptures, trekking 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 India 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. According to legend, Buddhism in the East Indies was first introduced by cymbals. He sailed from India to the island of Java in the East Indies to spread the Dharma, hence the name of the Buddha.

Riding an elephant Arhat

The seventh is an elephant-riding arhat, an elephant-riding arhat who is the attendant of the Buddha, and he was originally an mahout.

The Venerable Kalika – Riding an Arhat

Riding the elephant is high, chanting the scriptures and thinking about 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.

Laughing lion Arhat

The eighth is the laughing lion Arhat, which means King Kongzi, who was originally a hunter, because he studied Buddhism, so he no longer killed, and the lion came to thank him, so he had this name.

Vajraputra – The Laughing Lion Arhat is the eighth of the eighteen Arhats in Buddhism and is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word Vajraputra.

He and his dependents were 1,100 arhats, and most of them lived in the continent of Bora. 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 athletic, and his appearance was 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. And can speak well, erudite and memorized, proficient in scriptures, and able to speak freely; But he rarely speaks, and often remains silent all day long. His brother Ananda asked him in astonishment, "Venerable, why don't you open a convenient door and talk about the Mystic Dharma?" 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".

The ninth is Happy Arhat, Happy Arhat was a beggar before he became a monk, and he once revealed his heart to make people aware of the Buddha in their hearts, so it is called Happy Arhat.

His Holiness Shuboga – Happy Arhat

Happy to see the Buddha, each showing their magical powers, comparing 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 was in rebellion, and he immediately said to his younger brother: "You come to be the emperor, and I will become a monk." His younger brother didn't believe it, he said, "I only have Buddha in my heart, you don't believe it, look at it!"

It is strange to say that when he opened his clothes, his younger brother saw that there was indeed a Buddha in his heart, so he believed in him and stopped making trouble.

Probe Arhat

The tenth is the Tanner Arhat, the Tanner Arhat is a roadside student, because he often raises his hands to stretch his waist after meditating, so he is called Tanshou Arhat.

Venerable Half Toga - Exploring Arhats

Relaxed, yawning and stretching out, mentally minded, self-satisfied

According to legend, the Venerable Bantoga was the son of the medicine fork god Hanshara. According to the "Kolidi Sutra", there was a medicine fork god named Bhado on the side of a mountain in the ancient Indian king's house, and there was a medicine fork god named Bansha in the northern Gandhara country, and Bhata and Hanjara's wife were pregnant at the same time, so they were 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.

Meditate on Arhats

The eleventh is the Contemplative Arhat, who is the biological son of Shakyamuni, and among the ten disciples of the Buddha, the Dharma and the Tao are the first.

Venerable Rashara – Contemplating Arhats

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. It is famous for its (tantric) practice.

Ear-digging Arhats

The twelfth is the ear-digging Arhat, which means dragon army, and is customarily called Naxian Bhikshu, who is famous for discussing the purity of the ear roots, so it is called the ear-digging Arhat.

Naga Rhina Venerable - Ear-digging Arhat

Leisurely, pleasant, witty, interesting, full of meaning

Naga is translated as the Chinese name dragon, and rhino is translated as army, and Naga rhina means the army of the dragon, which is a metaphor for the power of mana, like the army of dragons. This arhat lives on the hills of Banduspo, India. He was also a commentator and became famous in India for his treatise on the Ear Root.

The so-called ear root is one of the six roots of human 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 obscene voices, one 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.

Cloth bag Arhat

The thirteenth is the Cloth Bag Arhat, because the Cloth Bag Arhat often carries a cloth bag on his back, and he is always smiling. Nowadays, it is also called Budai Maitreya.

Venerable Injata - Budai Arhat

Amitayus Buddha, Qiankun treasure bag joy wishes, its joy pottery

According to legend, Injata was a snake catcher in India who caught snakes to make it easier for 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.

Legend has it that he apparitions in China. In 907 A.D., during the five dynasties of the Liang Dynasty, he appeared in Fenghua and had a bag of copying. Later, in the third year of Zhenming (917 AD), the Buddha said on the rock of Yuelin Temple: "Maitreya is a real Maitreya, with tens of billions of doppelgangers, and it is always shown to the people, and the people do not know it." With that, he disappeared.

Basho Arhat

The fourteenth is the Basho Arhat, because he often practiced under the banana tree after he became a monk, and one day he finally achieved positive results under the banana tree, so he is called the Basho Arhat.

Venerable Vanabhar – Basho Arhat

Leisurely and secluded, proud of the void fairy wind bones, transcendent of the mortal

The Sanskrit word for Vanarva means rain. Legend has it that when he was born, it was raining heavily, and the banana tree in the picture here was 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.

Long-eyebrow Arhat

The fifteenth is the long-eyebrow Arhat, like the riding elephant Arhat, is also the Buddha's attendant, and legend has it that there are two long-eyebrow Arhats since birth, so it is called the Long-eyebrow Arhat.

Venerable Ashiduo - Long-eyed Arhat

Bahrain stone carving, long-eyebrow Arhat, benevolent old man, Taoist monk through the world, comprehend

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 to become a monk, and finally cultivated Luo Han Guo.

Watch the door

The sixteenth was the caretaker Arhat, the younger brother of the half-toga, who was devoted to his duties.

Note: Half Toga Venerable - Watchman Arhat

Watchman Arhat is a powerful 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 they heard the voice, they opened the door.

Descend the dragon Arhat

The seventeenth is the dragon Arhat, because as early as ancient India, the dragon king stole the Buddhist scriptures, he surrendered the dragon king, recaptured the Buddhist scriptures, so he made a great contribution, so it is called the dragon Arhat.

The Venerable Kasa - the Arhat who descends the dragon

The seventeenth of the eighteen Arhats, the "Venerable Kasya", was appointed by the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing Dynasty. According to the Dharma-dwelling Record, the above sixteen arhats are the sixteen great disciples of the Buddha, and the Buddha ordered them to reside in the human world to purify all sentient beings.

Another theory is that the seventeenth arhat is the author of the Dharma Residence Record, "Venerable Qingyou". 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 "the Dragon Venerable".

In "The Biography of Jigong", Jigong is the reincarnation of the Dragon Arhat: the Dragon Arhat is a disciple of the Buddha, with boundless mana, helping the Buddha to subdue the dragon and subduing demons, and has made a lot of miraculous achievements. Descending the dragon has been practicing for hundreds of years, but has never been able to achieve positive results, seeking advice from Guanyin, and learning that the fate of the seven worlds has not ended, so he went down to Pudu sentient beings and ended the fate of the earth.

Tiger Arhat

The eighteenth is the Fuhu Arhat, because there is a hungry tiger outside the temple, and he gives his fasting meal to this tiger to eat, so he is called Fuhu Arhat.

His Holiness Maitreya – Fuhu Arhat

In the field of Chinese Buddhism, the highest Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha (Buddha Rulai) is seated under the eighteen arhats. The Fuhu Arhat is the eighteenth of the eighteen Arhats, that is, the "Venerable Maitreya", who was appointed by the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing Dynasty. Another theory is that the eighteenth Arhat is the "Jun Tu Bowl Sigh" in the "Four Great Voices".

Legend has it that outside the temple where the Tiger Venerable lived, there were often tigers roaring 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".

When Niu Gensheng faced the history of the 18 Arhats, he looked at the big head! What about the monks and the 18 bronze men? I wonder if they would find that they looked like tigers when they saw the women under the mountain? Fan Zheng was not afraid of fighting tigers, but he was afraid that women would cry when they gave birth to children! Then the Arhats were Amitabha?