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He was represented
— 345 —
for the first time in art about A.D. 465 or
470. In A.D. 490, an emperor of the Ts'i ^ dynasty invoked
him, and was cured through his intercession. In the VII th
century, Tao-suen |f| j§f (1), the great Vinaya doctor, saw him in a
vision, and received from him the approval of his work. He is
the only Arhat who receives special worship. According to Nandi-
mitra's account, he resides in the Apara-godhanga region, or
"Wheat Continent", to the West (2).
2. Kanaka-Vatsa, K'ia-noh-k'ia Fah-ts'o $N ffr j$n f£ g|.
This Sravaka heard the Law from the lips of Buddha himself,
and became afterwards a renowned Arhat, able to comprehend the
most abstruse Dharmas, whether good or bad (3). His residence is
on the Saffron Peak, in Kashmir. In the Tibetan List, his name
is rendered as meaning "Golden Calf" (4).
3. Kanaka-Bharadvaja, KHa-noh-k'ia Po-li-to-slieli j$[l j^ j|n
m m it m-
Little is known about this Arhat. Accompanied by
a retinue
of 600 disciples, he lives in the Purva-Videha region, to the East (5).
In the Tibetan List, he occupies
the 8 th
place,
and is said to reside
in the Apara-godhanga region, assigned to Pindola by Nandimitra.
4. Subhinda, Su-p'in-t'o || #fj pg.
This Arhat is found in temples throughout China, Korea and
Japan. He has under his authority 800 disciples, and lives in the
Uttara-kuru region, to the North. His name does not appear in
note 2.
(1) See on Tao-suen *f "ft'. Chinese Superstitions. Vol. VII. p. 318.
(2) Journal Asiatique. Juil.-Aout. 1916. p. 9-10; Sept. -Oct. p. 203, 293.'
(3) Journal Asiatique. Sept. -Oct. 1916. p. 275. — Waiters. The 18 Lohan
of Chinese Buddhist Temples, p. 14.
(4) Journal Asiatique. Sept. -Oct. 1916. p. 297. - Waddell. The Buddhism
of Tibet, p. 377.
(5) Journal Asiatique. Sept. -Oct. .1916. p. 203, and 292-293.