Fudo Myo-o
Fudo Myo-o is a Japanese deity (also know as Acala), the God of Fire,
a manifestation of the central sun (Vairocana), a fierce God of Indian
origin although neither a Buddha or Bodhisattva. A male, he is usually
portrayed as livid blue in color with a terrible facial expression sitting
on a rock surrounded by flames, gripping a sword in the right hand, a
rope in the left, teeth bared and with angry eyes. The deity symbolizes
the mind that does not move, or the body that is not unsettled even when
surrounded by danger. The deity was popular with the Japanese warriors
(bushi or samurai) who saw themselves as guardians of order in a nation
besieged with disorder. See: Fudo, Fudo Shin, Mushin.
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