robustly carved, each similarly seated in dhyanasana, the first portraying Buddha, with hands in dhyanamudra, dressed in layered robes open at the chest, with an urna centering his forehead, below a head of curls; the second depicting a young luohan, with hands in dhyanamudra, wearing a kasaya over his monk's robes; and the third portraying an elderly luohan, with his hands clasped in his lap (3)

Both luohan with a split running from shoulder to base. The figure of Buddha has a patched split down the center. All three figures with extensive wear and numerous small bore holes, particularly around the base.
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The two luohan are likely representations of Ananda and Kasyapa, two of the Buddha's ten principal disciples. Ananda was one of Buddha's first cousins and is usually depicted as a young man. Kasyapa came from the kingdom of Magadha and was already in his eighties when he first met Buddha. As a result, he is often shown as an elderly man. In the Chan Buddhist tradition, Kasyapa is considered the first Indian Patriarch, and Ananda the second. They are often portrayed together on either side of the Buddha.