According to the Sutra of the Dharma Abode translated by the T'ang monk Hsuantsang, if offerings are made to Lohans, they will enter each believer's home to receive them and bring blessings upon the faithful them selves.
唐朝玄奘譯的「法住記」便說，信徒若設供品供奉羅漢，他們不但會前往此人家中接受供養，還會施福給此人。