Siraitia grosvenorii
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Siraitia grosvenorii, commonly known as luohan fruit, monk fruit or swingle fruit is a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, native to southern China.
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Dried monkfruit
Dried Siraitia grosvenorii fruit cut open, with the seeds removed
Dish of monkfruit sweetener
Arhat
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In Buddhism, an Arhat or Arahant is one who has gained insight into the nature of existence, has achieved nirvana, and has been liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth.
Siraitia grosvenorii
…Siraitia grosvenorii, commonly known as luohan fruit (Chinese: 羅漢果; pinyin: luóhàn guǒ "arhat fruit", also directly: luo han guo/kuo), monk fruit or swingle fruit is a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae, native to…
Arhat Garden at Hsi Lai Temple in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California
Gohyaku rakan: five hundred statues depicting arhats, at the Daishō-in temple in Miyajima
Seated Luohan from Yixian, around 1000, one of a famous group of glazed pottery luohans from Yixian; British Museum