Marble statue of Ba Tieu La Han, i.e.
Vanavasin (fig.),
one of the
Eighteen Arahats
(fig.),
who is nicknamed
the
Plantain
Lohan or the
Arahat
Under the Banana Tree,
at Chua Linh Ung (fig.),
a Buddhist
pagoda
in Da Nang.
Here, he is depicted seated on a
hoofed mythical
animal, somewhat
reminiscent of a
Bi Xie.
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