羅漢降龍的事跡源流甚早，佛陀時代已有相關典故。佛教東傳後，中國西晉時代便有記載降龍事跡的尊者傳記譯本傳世。及至唐代，羅漢降龍圖像或已形成。明清時代，佛教寺院大雄寶殿兩側常見的十八羅漢中，多已納入降龍羅漢。

During the Buddha’s time, stories already existed about the Dragon Subduing Arhat. The tales followed the spread of Buddhism to China and translations of his stories were already in circulation during the Western Jin dynasty. By the Tang dynasty, images of the Dragon Subduing Arhat could be found. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, he was often included among the Eighteen Arhats commonly found adorning the sides of main shrines in Buddhist temples.

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