The mason carving 500 stone arhats looked like to show the various form in seeking the way to the enlightenment.
In this post, I collected the arhats in the cold weather.
Korea was written in history book as a very cold country by the influence by the Siberian wind.
I found out lots of arhats putting on a blanket looking like thing. I supposed the mason tried to show the ceaseless thriving for finding a way to the Nirvana regardless of the hard weather.
If you look at those arhats carefully, you could find out the status in mind of the arhats. Some looked very difficult, some were happy regardless of the cold weather.
Peaceful arhat
Painful arhat with the cold weather
Arhat putting on a blanket thoroughly
Every thing you face in the present could be changed by your spiritual attitude. In my though, that’s the lesson what Buddha really wanted to teach for us. In my guess, the mason wanted to express the various reactions against the cold weather.