A sutra translated by the late Han period monk Chih-ch'ien states: "Lohans are pure men who cannot be sullied by sight or sound, nor swayed by glory or status; immovable as the earth, they experience no suffering and are at ease whether living or dead."
漢末高僧支謙翻譯的「太子瑞應本起經」則說，「羅漢者真人也，聲色不能污，榮位不能屈，難動如地，已免憂苦，存亡自在。」