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不動明王 is the fierce form of the Buddha Vairocana, and the most important of the Myō-ō or Ming Wang class of deities.
Romanized as Fudō Myō-ō, in Japanese Buddhism or Bùdòng Míngwáng / Pu-Tung Ming-Wang in Chinese Buddhism,
Originally Acala/Achala (अचल “The Immovable”), Acalanātha (अचलनाथ “Immovable Lord”) or Āryācalanātha (आर्याचलनाथ, “Noble Immovable Lord”).
In English, this deity is sometimes called “Wisdom King.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your fudo search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
不動明王 不动明王 see styles |
bù dòng míng wáng bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2 pu tung ming wang fudoumyouou / fudomyoo ふどうみょうおう |
More info & calligraphy: Fudo Myo-o / Wisdom King不動尊 Aryacalanatha 阿奢羅曩 tr. 不動尊 and 無動尊 and Acalaceta, 阿奢囉逝吒 tr. 不動使者. The mouthpiece or messenger, e. g. the Mercury, of the Buddhas; and the chief of the five Ming Wang. He is regarded as the third person in the Vairocana trinity. He has a fierce mien overawing all evil spirits. He is said to have attained to Buddhahood, but also still to retain his position with Vairocana. He has many descriptive titles, e. g. 無量力神通無動者; 不動忿怒王, etc. Five different verbal signs are given to him. He carries a sharp wisdom-sword, a noose, a thunder-bolt. The colour of his images is various—black, blue, purple. He has a youthful appearance; his hair falls over his left shoulder; he stands or sits on a rock; left eye closed; mouth shut, teeth gripping upper lip, wrinkled forehead, seven locks of hair, full-bodied, A second representation is with four faces and four arms, angry mien, protruding teeth, with fames around him. A third with necklaces. A fourth, red, seated on a rock, fames, trident, etc. There are other forms. He has fourteen distinguishing symbols, and many dharanis associated with the realm of fire, of saving those in distress, and of wisdom. He has two messengers 二童子 Kimkara 矜羯羅 and Cetaka 制吒迦, and, including these, a group of eight messengers 八大童子 each with image, symbol, word-sign, etc. Cf. 不動佛. |
不動解脫 不动解脱 see styles |
bù dòng jiě tuō bu4 dong4 jie3 tuo1 pu tung chieh t`o pu tung chieh to fudō gedatsu |
More info & calligraphy: Immovable Liberation |
不動 不动 see styles |
bù dòng bu4 dong4 pu tung fudou / fudo ふどう |
motionless (adj-no,n) (1) immovable; motionless; firm; unwavering; unshakable; steadfast; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 不動明王) Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity; (place-name, surname) Fudou acala; niścala; dhruva. The unmoved, immobile, or motionless; also 無動 the term is used for the unvarying or unchanging, for the pole-star, for fearlessness, for indifference to passion or temptation. It is a special term of Shingon 異言 applied to its most important Bodhisattva, the 不動明王 q. v. |
不同 see styles |
bù tóng bu4 tong2 pu t`ung pu tung fudou / fudo ふどう |
different; distinct; not the same; not alike (adj-na,adj-no,n) difference; diversity; irregularity; disorder not the same |
不度 see styles |
bù dù bu4 du4 pu tu fudo |
does not save |
不戸 see styles |
fudo ふど |
(surname) Fudo |
不藤 see styles |
fudou / fudo ふどう |
(surname) Fudō |
不道 see styles |
bù dào bu4 dao4 pu tao fudou; budou; butou / fudo; budo; buto ふどう; ぶどう; ぶとう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) (See 無道) inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked; (2) (archaism) (See 八虐) barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse) immoral |
婦道 妇道 see styles |
fù dào fu4 dao4 fu tao fudou / fudo ふどう |
woman's duties path of virtuous behavior for a woman |
工藤 see styles |
gōng téng gong1 teng2 kung t`eng kung teng fudou / fudo ふどう |
Kudō (Japanese surname) (surname) Fudō |
府道 see styles |
fudou / fudo ふどう |
prefectural road (in Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures); (surname) Fumichi |
普同 see styles |
pǔ tóng pu3 tong2 p`u t`ung pu tung fudō |
all together |
浮動 浮动 see styles |
fú dòng fu2 dong4 fu tung fudou / fudo ふどう |
to float and drift; unstable (n,vs,vi,adj-no) floating |
浮堂 see styles |
fudou / fudo ふどう |
(personal name) Fudou |
芙堂 see styles |
fudou / fudo ふどう |
(given name) Fudou |
風土 风土 see styles |
fēng tǔ feng1 tu3 feng t`u feng tu fuudo / fudo ふうど |
natural conditions and social customs of a place; local conditions natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features; (surname) Fūdo |
風堂 see styles |
fuudou / fudo ふうどう |
(given name) Fūdou |
風度 风度 see styles |
fēng dù feng1 du4 feng tu fuudo / fudo ふうど |
elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise appearance and personality; manner; mien; air |
風洞 风洞 see styles |
fēng dòng feng1 dong4 feng tung fuudou / fudo ふうどう |
wind tunnel wind tunnel; (place-name) Futou |
風登 see styles |
fuudo / fudo ふうど |
(surname) Fūdo |
風童 see styles |
fuudou / fudo ふうどう |
(personal name) Fūdou |
馮道 see styles |
fuudou / fudo ふうどう |
(personal name) Fūdō |
不動佛 不动佛 see styles |
bù dòng fó bu4 dong4 fo2 pu tung fo Fudō Butsu |
不動如來; 阿閦鞞 or 阿閦婆, Akṣobhya, one of the 五智如來 Five Wisdom, or Dhyāni-Buddhas, viz., Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, and Amoghasiddhi. He is especially worshipped by the Shingon sect, as a disciple of Vairocana. As Amitābha is Buddha in the western heavens, so Akṣobhya is Buddha in the eastern heaven of Abhirati, the realm of joy, hence he is styled 善快 or 妙喜, also 無瞋恚 free from anger. His cult has existed since the Han dynasty, see the Akṣobhya-Tathāgatasya-vyūha. He is first mentioned in the prajnapāramitā sutra, then in the Lotus, where he is the first of the sixteen sons of Mahābhijñā-jñānabhibhu. His dhyāni-bodhisattva is Vajrapāṇi. His appearance is variously described, but he generally sits on a lotus, feet crossed, soles upward, left hand closed holding robe, right hand fingers extended touching ground calling it as color is pale gold, some say blue a vajra is before him. His esoteric word is Hum; his element the air, his human form Kanakamuni, v. 拘. Jap. Ashuku, Fudo, and Mudo; Tib. mi-bskyod-pa, mi-'khrugs-pa (mintug-pa); Mong. Ülü küdelükci. v. 不動明王. |
不動咒 不动咒 see styles |
bù dòng zhòu bu4 dong4 zhou4 pu tung chou fudō ju |
不動慈救咒; 不動慈護咒; 不動陀羅尼; 不動使者祕密法; 不動使者陀羅尼祕密法. Prayers and spells associated with Akṣobhya-buddha 不動佛 and his messengers. |
不動地 不动地 see styles |
bù dòng dì bu4 dong4 di4 pu tung ti fudō ji |
The eighth of the ten stages in a Buddha's advance to perfection. |
不動尊 不动尊 see styles |
bù dòng zūn bu4 dong4 zun1 pu tung tsun fudouson / fudoson ふどうそん |
(honorific or respectful language) (See 不動明王) Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity; (place-name) Fudouson Āryācalanātha |
不動業 不动业 see styles |
bù dòng yè bu4 dong4 ye4 pu tung yeh fudō gō |
non-propelling activity |
不動法 不动法 see styles |
bù dòng fǎ bu4 dong4 fa3 pu tung fa fudō hō |
Prayer for the aid of 不動明王 to end calamity and cause prosperity. |
不動義 不动义 see styles |
bù dòng yì bu4 dong4 yi4 pu tung i fudō gi |
Immobility, one of the ten meanings of the void. |
不動講 不动讲 see styles |
bù dòng jiǎng bu4 dong4 jiang3 pu tung chiang fudō kō |
An assembly for preaching and praising the virtues of 不動尊. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Shinden Fudo Ryu | 神伝不動流 | shin den fu do ryuu shindenfudoryuu shin den fu do ryu | ||
Fudo Myo-o Wisdom King | 不動明王 不动明王 | fu dou myou ou fudoumyouou fu do myo o | bù dòng míng wáng bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2 bu dong ming wang budongmingwang | pu tung ming wang putungmingwang |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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