Abstract:“Luohan” is the short-form of Sanskrit word “arhat”. After Xuan Zang translated Fa Zhu Ji, arhat belief and art were widespread in China. Though it originated in ancient India, no typical arhat art have been found in India. So it can almost be taken as the creation of Chinese monks. In Chinese Buddhist art, the images of arhats are often modeled in dignitary’s likeness and can be divided into two kinds: Sanskrit and Chinese. The retained arhat art works can be dated back to the Tang dynasty, and two arhat art styles were formed till the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and Northern Song dynasty: “Chan Yue style” and “Long Mian style” represented by Guan Xiu and Li Gonglin respectively. The former is unrestrained and spiritual while the latter is earthly and concrete. After the Northern Song dynasty, arhat art were developed roughly on the basis of these styles, and became the most important subject of Buddhist art.