不動明王

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不	動	明	王
ふ Grade: 4	どう Grade: 3	みょう Grade: 2	おう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Proper noun

不動明王 (hiragana ふどうみょうおう, rōmaji Fudō Myōō)

(religion, Buddhism) a guardian deity primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism as the principal of the Five Wisdom Kings, known outside of Japan by his Sanskrit name, अचल (acala)

Coordinate terms

The 五大明王 (Go Dai Myōō, “Five Wisdom Kings”) and associated directions are:

大威德明王 (だいいとくみょうおう, Daiitoku Myōō): west
降三世明王 (ごうざんぜんみょうおう, Gōzanze Myōō): east
不動明王 (Fudō Myōō): center
不空成就如来 (金剛夜叉明王, Kongō Yasha Myōō): north
軍荼利明王 (ぐんだりみょうおう, Gundari Myōō): south

See also

不動明王 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Acala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Five Wisdom Kings on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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