In olden times people would present paintings of Lohans as a birthday gift. On his birthday the Sung litterateur Su Che would venerate the portraits of 18 Lohans to ensure good fortune and long life.
古人便有以饋贈羅漢畫祝壽的情形。宋代文學家蘇轍生日時，還將十八羅漢的畫像供起，祈求添福添壽。