Luóhàn with Tiger (Fú hǔ luóhàn) "The arhat who controlled a tiger" ranks 18th among the 18 arhats. Some say that he is Maitreya Bodhisattva, while others think that he is Xuanzeng. In a detailed explanation, it is pointed out that the arhat who controlled a tiger is one of the "four great listeners" under the seat of Shakyamuni, called Juntu Botan. According to the prophecy, he will not enter Nirvana and will always protect the Dharma until then.eighteen Arhats (or Luohans) are depicted in Chinese Buddhism as the original followers of Gautama Buddha (Arhat) who have followed the Noble Eightfold Path and attained the four stages of enlightenment. They have attained the state of nirvana and are free from worldly desires. They are charged with protecting the Buddhist faith and waiting on earth for the coming of Maitreya, an enlightened Buddha who was prophesied to come to earth many millennia after Gautama's death (parinirvana). In China, the eighteen arhats are also a popular theme in Buddhist art, such as the famous Chinese group of glazed ceramic luohans from Yixian dating from around 1000 AD.