e E A (Lo-Hans), not depicted in this illus-
tration but often appearing in other versions of the Chinese
Buddhist Pantheon, are usually represented as possessing vari-
ous kinds of supernatural power, symbolised either by objects
held in their hands or by wild animals crouching submissively
beside them. ese are perfected beings who have listened and
practised the teachings of the Buddha. In Chinese Buddhism
there are a number of famous groups of Arhants of which this
group of eighteen is the most popular.
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