A stone sculpture of the luohan Bhadra portrayed with a beard and a sack on a stick, worn over his shoulder and in which he bears the sutras. He is also known by the name Bodhidurma, meaning ‘bodhi tree’. Some sources assert that this disciple was born underneath such a tree, the same as under which the Buddha attained Enlightenment.

However, it is likely that the name is (also) an allegory for his steadfastness in the Buddhist faith, like a tree (druma) of perfect knowledge (bodhi). In Vietnam, he may be seated on a mythical Rui Shi-like lion (fig.).