Akshobhya

Akṣobya
'The Dhyani Buddha Aksobhya', Tibetan thangka, late 13th century
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	阿閦如來
Simplified Chinese	阿閦如来
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Āchùrúlái Wade–Giles A1-ch'u4ju2-lai2 IPA [áʈʂʰûɻǔlǎi]
Tibetan name
Tibetan	མི་བསྐྱོད་པ་
Transcriptions Wylie mi bskyod pa THDL mikyopa
Mongolian name
Mongolian Cyrillic	Хөдөлшгүй
Mongolian script	ᠬᠥᠳᠡᠯᠦᠰᠢ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ
Transcriptions SASM/GNC Ködelüsi ügei
Japanese name
Kanji	阿閦如来
Transcriptions Romanization Ashuku Nyorai
Sanskrit name
Sanskrit	अक्षोभ्य

In Vajrayana Buddhism, Akshobhya (Sanskrit: अक्षोभ्य, Akṣobhya, "Immovable One"; simplified Chinese and Japanese: 阿閦如来; pinyin: Āchùrúlái; ) is one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, a product of the Adibuddha, who represents consciousness as an aspect of reality. By convention he is located in the east of the Diamond Realm and is the lord of the Eastern Pure Land Abhirati ('The Joyous'), although the Pure Land of Akshobhya's western counterpart Amitābha is far better known. His consort is Lochanā and he is normally accompanied by two elephants. His color is blue-black and his attributes include the bell, three robes, and staff, along with a jewel, lotus, prayer wheel, and sword. He has several emanations.

Akshobhya appears in the "Scripture of the Buddha-land of Akshobhya" (Chinese: 阿閦佛國經; pinyin: Āchùfó Guó Jīng), which dates from 147 AD and is the oldest known Pure Land text. According to the scripture, a monk wished to practice the Dharma in the eastern world of delight and made a vow to think no anger or malice towards any being until enlightenment. He duly proved "immovable" and when he succeeded, he became the buddha Akshobhya.

Akshobhya is sometimes merged with Acala (jap. 不動明王, Fudō-myōō^?), whose name also means 'immovable one' in Sanskrit. However, Acala is not a buddha, but one of the Five Wisdom Kings of the Womb Realm in Vajrayana.