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What is the origin of the 500 arhats in Luohantang, Hokkeji, Suzhou, Jiangsu?

In Hokkeji, Zhuang Jie, Luohan Hall is very famous. It is located in the west of Ursa Major Hall. Entering the main hall, there are 84 incarnations of wood carvings on both sides of the golden body of the Great Compassion Mantra. There are 48 purlins, and the building plane is like the word "heaven". Among them, the Buddha statue is divided into four famous mountains, and 500 arhats are arranged along the four walls. Arhat means Arhat in Sanskrit, and is a monk who practices Taoism, ranking second only to Bodhisattva. There are sixteen arhats, eighteen arhats and five hundred arhats. About the origin of the five hundred arhats, some Buddhist scriptures say that they were five hundred disciples who followed the teachings of Sakyamuni, and some say that they were five hundred monks who attended the first or fourth gathering of Sanzang. There is also a saying that they used to be 500 geese. Once the goose king strayed into the net and the hunter tried to kill him. A goose whined in Wang Qian, and 500 geese wandered in the sky, which touched the hunter, so he let the king go. King Goose is Sakyamuni. Let's talk about 500 robbers, which inspired the Buddha, put down the butcher's knife and became an arhat. The first two are more credible, and the last two are the theory of persuading the good.