Item: Japan: Achala - Achala

Tibetan: མི་གཡོ་བ། Chinese: 不动明王（梵名：阿遮罗）

(item no. 7529)

Lineages	Buddhist
Size	203x149cm (79.92x58.66in)
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Silk
Collection	Private

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Achalanata, known as the Aofudo (blue Fudo), is dated to the mid Heian Period (879-1187). It is included as one of the three famous Fudo-myoo paintings of Japan and belongs to the Shorenin Temple, Kyoto.

Achala is accompanied by two attendant figures (Seitaka and Congara Douji. Sanskrit: Ceṭaka and Kiṃkara). The painting is officially classified by the Japanese Government's Agency for Cultural Affairs as a national treasure.

Shinzo Shiratori 1-2022

https://neuolder.blogspot.com/2013/07/blog-post_2316.html