十じゅう六ろく羅ら漢かん

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Meanings

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noun

the sixteen arhats

Buddhism

Buddhist term referring to the sixteen enlightened disciples of the Buddha, often depicted in East Asian art and temples.

羅gauze, thin silk, Rome

漢Sino-, China

羅ら漢かん
Refers to an arhat in general; 十六羅漢 specifies the group of sixteen.
五ご百ひゃく羅ら漢かん
Refers to the five hundred arhats, a larger group also venerated in some Buddhist traditions.

From 十六 (sixteen) + 羅漢 (arhat), a transliteration of Sanskrit 'arhat' via Chinese.