Thursday, April 19, 2012

Fudō Myō-ō (Acalanātha Vidyārāja) in art and iconography of Japan| Indian Books


dkagencies.com- In the 9th century, the esoteric Buddhist pantheon in Japan came to incorporate several new deities: the Myo-Os. Venerated as the ‘Kings of Light and Wisdom’ and represented in multiple forms, Myo-Os were hierarchically placed next to the buddha and bodhisattva, i.e. Myo-Os ranked third important position, while the fourth rank was given to the devas in the Ten-bu group. Myo-Os are considered to be the “incarnation of the cosmic Buddha

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