Acala

The title of this article is ambiguous. He deals with the Buddhist deity Acala. Other meanings of Acala are the Mexican municipality Acala and its main town Acala (Chiapas) .

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Statue of Fudō Myōō at Okuno-in, Kōya-san , Japan

Acala (also: Acalanātha , Āryācalanātha , Ācala Vidya rāja or Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa ; chinese  不動明王  /  不动明王 , Pinyin Budong Mingwang ; Jap. 不動明王 , Fudō myōō ) is a god or "Mantra King" ( Vidyārāja ) of the Buddhist . He is considered to be the “protector of teaching”. His image is often found in front of temples to ward off enemies. He is depicted as a three-eyed, snarling figure with six arms and is armed with a sword, a vajra (thunderbolt), a hatchet and a noose.

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Commons : Acala  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bernhard Scheid: Fudō Myōō & Co - September 20, 2010
• Mark Schumacher: Fudo Myo-o (Fudou Myou-ou) - Wrathful Messenger Who Protects & Serves Dainichi Buddha, Japanese Buddhism Art History - English, September 10, 2006