Qilu and Xiaoshi Arhats

(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on November 7, 2016.)

Xiaoshi, the "Laughing Lion" Arhat, at Huayan Temple, Datong, Shanxi

Today we'll meet two more of the "Eighteen Arhats" found nine-on-a-side in the main halls of many temples.

Wenshu, Bodhisattva of Wisdom

(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on April 10, 2017.)

Wenshu on a blue/green lion at Hongyuan Temple, Shiyan, Shenzhen

One of the "Big Four" Bodhisattvas (with Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion; Puxian, the Bodhisattva of Great Practice; and Dizang, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow) is Wenshu, the Bodhisattva of Great Wisdom.