The name of the 18 arhats ranking and allusions

First of all, about 18 arhats in the buddhist allusions.

Is the first sitting deer lohan, he did take his deer ride into the palace to persuade the king to learn the Buddha dharma.

The second is the ocean's joy, it is clear there is ugly, everything good and evil so in a very long time ago, in ancient India did he do a orator, he was in debate, often with a smile, so the ocean's name is joy.

The third is for ocean's bowl, for ocean's bowl is a beg for alms of the walkers.So has been holding bowl in his hand.

Fourth is tota lohan, finally received a tota lohan is Buddha disciple, miss, because of the Lord Buddha Buddha stupa and hand.

Ocean's fifth is the ocean's meditation, meditation and called lohan, because he was born warriors in the past, so the strength, can carry any weight.

Ocean's sixth is the river, he is a sage, the river like a dragonfly water.

The seventh is a like lohan, a waiter, like lohan is of the Lord Buddha, he was one of the elephant trainer.

Ocean's eighth is laughing lion, meaning for Jin Gangzi, now is a hunter, because learning Buddha, so not to kill, the lion to xie, reason has this name.

Ocean's ninth is happy, why call happy lohan, including ocean's allusion is happy in becoming a monk was a beggar, who share their heart, make people aware of Buddha in the heart, so is known as ocean's happy.

Ocean's tenth of the hands of the agent, agent ocean's hand is one side of the road, because meditation often put up and stretch, so called ocean's hand.

Ocean's ocean's 11 is meditation, meditation is the Buddhason, ten disciples of the Buddha, dharma way is in the lead.

12th is ocean's ear, meaning for markets, said the first monk, known as the theory of ear clean, so called ocean's ear.

13th is the ocean's bag, because the ocean's bag is back with a bag, often not when are ready smile.Today is also known as bag maitreya.

Ocean's 14th is banana, because he is often in the plantain tree after becoming a monk, one day finally together under the banana trees, so the ocean's name is banana.

Ocean's fifteenth is long eyebrows, riding like lohan, is also the Buddha waiter, legend since born with two long eyebrows, it is called a long ocean's eyebrows.

16th is ocean's door, half in the younger brother of caleb, dedicated.

Ocean's 17 is the dragon, because as early as in ancient India, the dragon king steal buddhist scriptures, he would drop the dragon king, buddhist scriptures, back liledagong so, it is called ocean's dragon.

Ocean's 18 is internationally, because intempleOften have a hungryThe tiger, he took his food to the tiger to eat, so the ocean's call internationally.