It is often said that the eighteen arhats under the Buddha's throne were boundless under the Influence of the Buddha. In fact, the arhats under the Buddha's throne were not eighteen at the beginning, but sixteen.
Later, the other two Venerables were added to form eighteen. Each of these eighteen arhats has their own name, and each of them has a good skill.
Today, let's talk about these eighteen arhats.
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Originally a minister of the ancient Indian state, this arhat had the idea of becoming a monk because he could not bear to watch the suffering of the common people.
In order to keep this noble courtier, the king did everything he could to persuade him, but instead of succeeding, he was persuaded by this courtier to abandon the throne and become a monk.
Being able to persuade the king of a country to abandon the throne and escape into the empty door shows the high eloquence of the sitting deer arhat.
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As an arhat, everyone thinks that the eloquence of the roster arhat has reached its peak? Speaking of which, Joy Arhat is the real master of debate!
As a debater, he often debated with others, and whenever he said something wonderful, all kinds of very interesting expressions appeared on his face, and the word joy was derived from this.
As a debater, the mouth of the Joyful Arhat is the most powerful of all the Arhats, and his thinking is very rigorous, and he is now crushing all the debaters in minutes.
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It is a very common thing for monks to change their karma, and they usually take the bowl and ask for alms when they are doing so.
In order to show his sincerity, this arhat would raise the bowl above his head every time he was transformed.
Although this way is easier for people to see the sincerity of the person who has transformed the relationship, it is inevitable that the body of the person who has been lifting the bowl for a long time will be tired, and this arhat is also named.
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Tota Arhat was a close disciple of the Buddha, and under the guidance of the Buddha, he practiced very advanced paths. In gratitude to the Buddha, he always held up a seven-story pagoda wherever he went.
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Among the many arhats, this arhat was the fiercest, and his master tried many ways to change his personality without much success, and finally ordered him to sit quietly.
At first, this method was not very applicable, but under the supervision of the master, he persevered, and finally changed his fierce and aggressive personality.
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As a monk, the arhat often needed to cross a river to the East Indies opposite to spread the Dharma, and as the number of trips increased, he crossed the river faster and faster, eventually reaching the realm of dragonflies.
Because in the process of propagating the Dharma, he has seen many human tragedies, and the heart of the Arhat who crossed the river has always retained a sincerity and compassion for people, and while using the Dharma to treat people, he is also using the Dharma to live himself.
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This arhat was originally an elephant trainer, riding an elephant he had tamed wherever he went.
After that, the elephant trainer saw through the red dust and chose to become a monk, but he still did not change the habit of riding an elephant, and his skills did not go backwards because of the renunciation, but slightly improved.
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This is an arhat with immortal abilities, who is said to have killed a lion when he was young, but was later moved by the smile of the little lion and gave up killing.
Since then, he has been trying his best to help others, and thus won the respect of everyone.
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As the heir of the Middle Heaven Kingdom, Happy Luohan could have successfully inherited the throne, but he very generously ceded the throne to his younger brother, so he gained the respect of others.
Because of his broad heart, he always has a smile on his face, so he is also known as a happy arhat.
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As the son of the medicine god, the Detective Arhat inherited all the skills of his ancestors and was highly accomplished in medicine.
This arhat likes to put his hand above his head and stretch his waist every time after he is busy with a thing, and he will become famous after a long time.
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Once the contemplative Arhat fell into contemplation, no matter what happened to the outside world, he could not interfere with him.
Because he likes to meditate, his mind is much more active than others, and he is an arhat with great wisdom.
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Because of his strange ears and the frequent act of digging his ears, people simply called him an ear-digging arhat.
He was devoted to the Buddha, and the disturbances of the outside world could not disturb him for half a minute, and he had the ability to call the wind and rain.
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There are many beasts in the poor mountains and bad waters, and the cloth bag Arhat is worried that the poisonous snake will hurt the people, so he often takes a cloth bag to catch snakes everywhere.
His personality is bold and atmospheric, in order to ensure that the people are not bitten by snakes, he uses his doppelgängers to help people catch snakes. Because kindness has touched the heavens, it will eventually lead to the cultivation of positive results.
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The Basho Arhat, also known as Venerable Varnapas, is said to have practiced under a banana tree and eventually became a Buddha.
The Basho Arhat has the ability to enter the heavens and the earth, and is the most powerful of the Arhats.
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The long-browed arhat is the most devout of the many arhats, and he has gone through two lifetimes of cultivation before he has attained positive results.
It is said that during the first life of cultivation, he did not find the trick until his eyebrows fell out, and the second life continued to practice without dying, and finally achieved the right results.
People in the world often only have a minute or two of heat, but long eyebrows can spend two lifetimes doing the same thing, and their willpower and endurance are worthy of admiration.
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If you have to find the one who has the greatest strength, you have to look at the door luohan.
He once damaged the door of the main family because he knocked too the door during the transformation, and in the end, instead of succeeding in the transformation, he had to compensate the main family for the loss.
When the Buddha found out about this problem, he gave him a staff and asked him to put it at the door of the main house.
After enlightenment by the Buddha, the Arhat learned to put himself in the shoes of others, and at the same time practiced the skill of forbearance.
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He often stayed where hungry tigers appeared, and each time he encountered a hungry tiger, instead of killing them, he distributed his food to the hungry tigers.
After a long time, the surrounding tigers sensed his kindness and let down their guard and obeyed his orders.
Compared with the descending dragon, Fu Hu obviously had more kindness, which could be seen from the fact that he could obviously kill the tiger directly, but he was not willing to hurt, but instead gave up his own grain.
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The Descending Dragon Arhat is the living Buddha Jigong that people are familiar with, and he is also the most well-known arhat in the folk, whether it is a novel or a film or television drama can often be seen.
Legend has it that in ancient India, there was a dragon king who was dissatisfied with the human world and often maliciously manipulated precipitation, resulting in frequent floods in the human world and the suffering of the people.
In order to save the homeland of mankind, the descending dragon Arhat personally surrendered to the ill-intentioned Dragon King, and from then on, the human world was finally at peace.
Under the rendering of film and television dramas, people can be full of admiration when they mention this Luohan. The ability of the Arhats that even the Dragon King could subdue was needless to say.
Everyone who can worship under the Buddha's throne is a capable person, naturally it is impossible to use ability to rank the order, and people do not have to distinguish between high and low when understanding these arhats, after all, they are good at different fields, and they cannot be put together as a comparison.