Nara, Japan. Before you enter the Great Buddha Hall at Todai-ji, you can pay respects to Pindola Bharadvaja (in Japan called Binzuru), one of the four Arhats (disciples) asked by Buddha to propagate Dharma, the Buddhist law. Over the centuries the number of Arhats increased to sixteen. In Japan, Binzuru is one of the most popular of all Arhats, and he is revered for his magic and occult powers. Wooden sculptures of Binzuru are always burnished and worn from touch, as it is custom to rub the part of his body to the corresponding sick part part of your own body which will subsequently heal.