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Nandimitra |
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Nandimitra,
of the eighteen
arahats, who is nicknamed
Dragon
Subduing Arhat.
According to
one legend, when the people of a small kingdom went on a rampage against the
Buddhist monasteries and stole the
sutras,
which ended up in the palace of an undersea king, Nandimitra subdued the dragon
guard and restored the sutras back to earth. In his hands he holds the spiritual
pearl and a small bowl, which is sometimes understood to represent a
chintamani,
that is a
wishing gem.
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