The Holy land of the Shaolin

The Arhats (chin.: luóhàn 羅漢) are the enlightened beings of Buddhism (chin.: Fójiào 佛教), who were disciples of Buddha Sakyamuni (chin.: Shìjiāmóuní 釋迦牟尼) and attained freedom from the cycles of suffering and rebirth. Arhat is translated into Chinese as Luohan. Luohans are those who become enlightened (chin.: zhèngguǒ 證果) by means of the Four Noble Truths (chin.: Sìshèngdì 四聖諦) of suffering, suffering’s origin, suffering’s extinction, and the path leading to suffering extinction. Their enlightenment is not ultimate, because they only enlighten themselves, and do not yet know how to enlighten other beings like the Bodhisattvas (chin.: púsà 菩薩) do. 

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