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  Long-armed Arahat

 

China

A statue of Panthaka, one of the Eighteen Arahats, who has the magical property to grow his arms as long as he wants them to be, enabling him to reach for the stars. He is also called Changshou Luohan, i.e. the Long-armed Arahat (fig.).

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