Fudo Myo-O
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[[File:Fudo.jpg|thumb|right|Fudo Myo-O tattoo by Stewart Robson]] | [[File:Fudo.jpg|thumb|right|Fudo Myo-O tattoo by Stewart Robson]] | ||
| − | + | '''Fudo Myo-O ''', meaning 'Immovable King of Light,' is the Japanese rendition of the Buddhist deity Acalanatha, the wrathful aspect of the Buddha. | |
| − | A popular [[tattoo]] design, Fudomyo-O is usually pictured with a lasso in one hand to bind the faithful | + | A popular [[tattoo]] design, Fudomyo-O is usually pictured with a lasso in one hand to bind the faithful and a sword in the other to cut through ignorance, on a backdrop of fire which purges all wickedness. A tattoo of Fudo Myo-O protects its wearer from evil and natural disasters (like fires). |
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Latest revision as of 03:12, 6 February 2015
Fudo Myo-O , meaning 'Immovable King of Light,' is the Japanese rendition of the Buddhist deity Acalanatha, the wrathful aspect of the Buddha.
A popular tattoo design, Fudomyo-O is usually pictured with a lasso in one hand to bind the faithful and a sword in the other to cut through ignorance, on a backdrop of fire which purges all wickedness. A tattoo of Fudo Myo-O protects its wearer from evil and natural disasters (like fires).
