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Luohan / Lohan

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luó hàn

rakan

羅漢 is the title Lohan, achiever of Nirvana.

This can also be a place name and surname Rakan in Japanese.

In the Buddhist context, this can be arhan, arhat, saint, or perfect man of Hīnayāna. It can refer to the 16, 18, or 500 disciples appointed to witness Buddha's truth and save the world.

The Eighteen Arhats

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shí bā luó hàn

十八羅漢 is “The Eighteen Arhats” in Chinese.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
羅漢罗汉 see styles	luó hàn luo2 han4 lo han rakan らかん	More info & calligraphy: Luohan / Lohan (Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿羅漢\|阿罗汉[a1 luo2 han4]) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 阿羅漢・あらかん) arhat; (place-name, surname) Rakan arhan, arhat; worthy, worshipful, an arhat, the saint, or perfect man of Hīnayāna; the sixteen, eighteen, or 500 famous disciples appointed to witness to buddha-truth and save the world; v. 阿.
十八羅漢十八罗汉 see styles	shí bā luó hàn shi2 ba1 luo2 han4 shih pa lo han juuhachirakan / juhachirakan じゅうはちらかん	More info & calligraphy: The Eighteen Arhats {Buddh} the eighteen arhats eighteen arhats
六羅漢六罗汉 see styles	liù luó hàn liu4 luo2 han4 liu lo han roku rakan	六羅漢 Custom Scroll The six arhats i. e. Śākyamuni and his first five disciples, cf. 五羅漢.
大羅漢大罗汉 see styles	dà luó hàn da4 luo2 han4 ta lo han dairakan	大羅漢 Custom Scroll great arhat
疊羅漢叠罗汉 see styles	dié luó hàn die2 luo2 han4 tieh lo han	疊羅漢 Custom Scroll human pyramid
羅漢前 see styles	rakanmae らかんまえ	羅漢前 Custom Scroll (place-name) Rakanmae
羅漢堂罗汉堂 see styles	luó hàn táng luo2 han4 tang2 lo han t`ang lo han tang rakan dō	羅漢堂 Custom Scroll arhats hall
羅漢寺 see styles	rakanji らかんじ	羅漢寺 Custom Scroll (personal name) Rakanji
羅漢山 see styles	rakanzan らかんざん	羅漢山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Rakanzan
羅漢岩 see styles	rakaniwa らかんいわ	羅漢岩 Custom Scroll (place-name) Rakan'iwa
羅漢島 see styles	rakanjima らかんじま	羅漢島 Custom Scroll (personal name) Rakanjima
羅漢川 see styles	rakangawa らかんがわ	羅漢川 Custom Scroll (place-name) Rakangawa
羅漢拳罗汉拳 see styles	luó hàn quán luo2 han4 quan2 lo han ch`üan lo han chüan	羅漢拳 Custom Scroll luohan quan; arhat boxing (kungfu style)
羅漢果罗汉果 see styles	luó hàn guǒ luo2 han4 guo3 lo han kuo rakanka; rakanka らかんか; ラカンカ	羅漢果 Custom Scroll monk fruit, the sweet fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a vine of the Curcubitaceae family native to southern China and northern Thailand, used in Chinese medicine (kana only) luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii); herbaceous perennial vine native to China and Thailand; fruit of the Siraita grosvenorii realization of the arhat
羅漢柏 see styles	rakanhaku らかんはく asunaro あすなろ	羅漢柏 Custom Scroll (kana only) hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
羅漢槙 see styles	rakanmaki; rakanmaki らかんまき; ラカンマキ	羅漢槙 Custom Scroll (kana only) (See 犬槙) Podocarpus macrophyllus var. maki (variety of yew plum pine)
羅漢殿罗汉殿 see styles	luó hàn diàn luo2 han4 dian4 lo han tien rakan den	羅漢殿 Custom Scroll hall of the [sixteen] arhats
羅漢町 see styles	rakanchou / rakancho らかんちょう	羅漢町 Custom Scroll (place-name) Rakanchō
羅漢病罗汉病 see styles	luó hàn bìng luo2 han4 bing4 lo han ping	羅漢病 Custom Scroll snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis), disease caused by schistosome parasitic flatworm
羅漢石 see styles	rakanseki らかんせき	羅漢石 Custom Scroll (place-name) Rakanseki
羅漢穴 see styles	rakanana らかんあな	羅漢穴 Custom Scroll (place-name) Rakan'ana
羅漢肚罗汉肚 see styles	luó hàn dù luo2 han4 du4 lo han tu	羅漢肚 Custom Scroll potbelly
羅漢豆罗汉豆 see styles	luó hàn dòu luo2 han4 dou4 lo han tou	羅漢豆 Custom Scroll broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
羅漢道罗汉道 see styles	luó hàn dào luo2 han4 dao4 lo han tao rakandō	羅漢道 Custom Scroll the path of the arhat
羅漢閣罗汉阁 see styles	luó hàn gé luo2 han4 ge2 lo han ko rakan kaku	羅漢閣 Custom Scroll hall of the (five hundred) arhats
羅漢魚罗汉鱼 see styles	luó hàn yú luo2 han4 yu2 lo han yü	羅漢魚 Custom Scroll flowerhorn cichlid
阿羅漢阿罗汉 see styles	ā luó hàn a1 luo2 han4 a lo han arakan あらかん	阿羅漢 Custom Scroll arhat (Sanskrit); a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism) {Buddh} arhat arhan, arhat, lohan; worthy, venerable; an enlightened, saintly man; the highest type or ideal saint in Hīnayāna in contrast with the bodhisattva as the saint in Mahāyāna; intp. as 應供worthy of worship, or respect; intp. as 殺賊 arihat, arihan, slayer of the enemy, i.e. of mortality; for the arhat enters nirvana 不生 not to be reborn, having destroyed the karma of reincarnation; he is also in the stage of 不學 no longer learning, having attained. Also 羅漢; 阿盧漢; 阿羅訶 or 阿羅呵; 阿梨呵 (or 阿黎呵); 羅呵, etc.; cf. 阿夷; 阿畧.
五百羅漢五百罗汉 see styles	wǔ bǎi luó hàn wu3 bai3 luo2 han4 wu pai lo han gohyakurakan ごひゃくらかん	五百羅漢 Custom Scroll (place-name) Gohyakurakan (五百大羅漢) 500 great arhats who formed the synod under Kaniṣka and are the supposed compilers of the Abhidharma-mahāvibhāṣā-śāstra, 400 years after Buddha entered nirvana (阿毗達磨大毗婆娑論), tr. by Xuanzang (A. D. 656-9). The 500 Lohans found in some monasteries have various definitions.
十六羅漢十六罗汉 see styles	shí liù luó hàn shi2 liu4 luo2 han4 shih liu lo han juurokurakan / jurokurakan じゅうろくらかん	十六羅漢 Custom Scroll {Buddh} the sixteen arhats; (personal name) Jūrokurakan sixteen arhats
大阿羅漢大阿罗汉 see styles	dà ā luó hàn da4 a1 luo2 han4 ta a lo han dai arakan	大阿羅漢 Custom Scroll great arhat

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Luohan Lohan	羅漢罗汉	rakan	luó hàn luo2 han4 luo han luohan	lo
The Eighteen Arhats	十八羅漢十八罗汉		shí bā luó hàn shi2 ba1 luo2 han4 shi ba luo han shibaluohan	shih pa lo han shihpalohan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.