Snapshot English Japanese Chinese Sanskrit Korean Tibetan Immovable One, Luminous King, Mantra King, Lord of the Five Great Wrathful Deities, Important Esoteric Deity in many traditions Fudō, Fudo Fudō Myō-ō Jōjū Kongō 不動 不動明王 常住金剛 Bù dòng, Bu Dong Pu-tung, Āzhēluó Bùdòng Míngwáng 不動 不動明王 Ācalanātha Āryācalanātha Achala Vidyaraja Ācala-vidyā-rāja Acalanatha means "Unmoving Guardian" Budong Pudong Myeong wang, Myŏng wang 부동명왕 Mi yo wa Lha khro bo Drag-gshed (wrathful)

PRAYING HANDS AMULET Fudo - Wrathful Emanation of Dainichi Dainichi - All Encompassing Buddha PRICE = $120 + $20 Shipping x 5% Tax = GRAND TOTAL $147.00 Jp. = Fudō Myō-ō, Ch. = Bùdòng Míngwáng. Lovely praying-hand design that folds open to reveal two deities inside. Intricately carved and finely balanced. The praying-hands model is perhaps the best deal overall at our eStore in terms of price, size, and artistic merit. Wood = Boxwood (Jp. = Tsuge) Inches = 3.35 (H) x 4.13 (W) x 1.97 (D) Centimeters = 8.5 (H) x 10.5 (W) x 5.0 (D) Dainichi Buddha (Sanskrit = Vairocana) seated on lotus petal with hands in Wisdom Mudra; Dainichi is the central teacher and object of veneration in Vajrayana (Esoteric) Buddhism; details on Dainichi page Fudo is Dainichi's wrathful emanation; Fudo (Sanskrit = Acala-Vidyaraja) represents Dainichi's wrath against evil and ignorance; furious, glaring face, as Fudo seeks to frighten people into accepting the Buddhist teachings Fudo wields the "kurikara" (devil-subduing) sword in right hand (also symbolizes wisdom cutting through ignorance); holds lasso in left (to catch and bind up the wicked); seated on a rock because Fudo's faith is "immovable" See Fudo background notes for more details on iconography.

DAINICHI BUDDHA & FUDO MYO-O
PRAYING HANDS AMULET


English names shown above do not appear on the statue










Pin at front of piece for closing/opening the statue