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5. Nakula (or Vakula), called in Chinese Jingzuo Luohan,
or "The Silently Seated Arhat."
It is said that Nakula was once a warrior with immense strength; the discipline developed in the martial training of his former life led to an ability to remain seated and focused for long periods as a monk. But even in meditation, he exuded strength. He is sometimes portrayed holding beads, with a small boy by his side. Other portrayals show him with a mongoose, or a three-toed frog, perhaps due to associations with other folk figures.