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羅漢 is the title Lohan, achiever of Nirvana.
This can also be a place name and surname Rakan in Japanese.
In the Buddhist context, this can be arhan, arhat, saint, or perfect man of Hīnayāna. It can refer to the 16, 18, or 500 disciples appointed to witness Buddha's truth and save the world.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your rakan search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
羅漢 罗汉 see styles |
luó hàn luo2 han4 lo han rakan らかん |
More info & calligraphy: Luohan / Lohan(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 阿羅漢・あらかん) arhat; (place-name, surname) Rakan arhan, arhat; worthy, worshipful, an arhat, the saint, or perfect man of Hīnayāna; the sixteen, eighteen, or 500 famous disciples appointed to witness to buddha-truth and save the world; v. 阿. |
臈乾 see styles |
rakan ラカン |
Chinese smoked and salted ham |
臘乾 see styles |
rakan ラカン |
Chinese smoked and salted ham |
六羅漢 六罗汉 see styles |
liù luó hàn liu4 luo2 han4 liu lo han roku rakan |
The six arhats i. e. Śākyamuni and his first five disciples, cf. 五羅漢. |
羅漢堂 罗汉堂 see styles |
luó hàn táng luo2 han4 tang2 lo han t`ang lo han tang rakan dō |
arhats hall |
羅漢岩 see styles |
rakaniwa らかんいわ |
(place-name) Rakan'iwa |
羅漢殿 罗汉殿 see styles |
luó hàn diàn luo2 han4 dian4 lo han tien rakan den |
hall of the [sixteen] arhats |
羅漢穴 see styles |
rakanana らかんあな |
(place-name) Rakan'ana |
羅漢閣 罗汉阁 see styles |
luó hàn gé luo2 han4 ge2 lo han ko rakan kaku |
hall of the (five hundred) arhats |
羅漢比丘 罗汉比丘 see styles |
luó hàn bǐ qiū luo2 han4 bi3 qiu1 lo han pi ch`iu lo han pi chiu rakan biku |
arhat-monk |
五百大羅漢 五百大罗汉 see styles |
wǔ bǎi dà luó hàn wu3 bai3 da4 luo2 han4 wu pai ta lo han gohyaku dai rakan |
five hundred great arhats |
Variations: |
rakan ラカン |
Chinese smoked and salted ham |
五百羅漢聚集 五百罗汉聚集 see styles |
wǔ bǎi luó hàn jù jí wu3 bai3 luo2 han4 ju4 ji2 wu pai lo han chü chi gohyaku rakan shushū |
council of the five hundred arhats |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Luohan Lohan | 羅漢 罗汉 | rakan | luó hàn luo2 han4 luo han luohan | lo |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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