Fudo

Acala
Acala (Fudō Myō-ō) in Japan
Sanskrit	Acala
Chinese	Búdòng Míngwáng (不動明王
Japanese	Fudō-myōō ()
Mongolian	Хөдөлшгүй
Tibetan	མི་གཡོ་བ་ (Miyowa)
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Venerated by	Vajrayana Buddhism
Attributes	Vajra

Acala (Sanskrit: अचलनाथ "immovable") is a dharmapala primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism. He is seen as a protective deity particularly in Shingon traditions of Japan where he is known as Fudō Myō-ō, in Tangmi traditions China, in Nepal and Tibet as Candarosana, and elsewhere in Tantric Buddhism.

He is classed among the Wisdom Kings and preeminent among the Five Wisdom Kings of the Womb Realm. Accordingly, his figure occupies an important hierarchical position in the pictorial diagramatic Mandala of the Two Realms. He mirrors Vidyaraja, or "king of knowledge" in Sanskrit texts of Buddhism.

In Japan, Acala is highly venerated in the Shingon Buddhism, Tendai, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism and in Shugendō. Fudō Myō-ō is also highly revered amongst some Yakuza members, who oftentimes draw on his intense facial expression and demeanor.

Descriptions of his physical appearance derive from such scriptural source as the Mahavairocana Tantra (大日経, Dainichikyō) and its annotation.

His face is expressive of extreme wrath, wrinkle-browed, left eye squinted or looking askance, lower teeth biting down the upper lip. He has the physique of a corpulent (round-bellied) child. He bears a straight sword in his right hand, and a lariat or noose in his left hand. He is engulfed in flame, and seated on a huge rock base.

Acala is said to be a powerful deity who protects all by burning away all impediments antarāya (障難, shōnan) and defilements, thus aiding them towards enlightenment.