Fudo Myo-O (Acala) / Kegon-fu (The Aratamsaka-sutra)
- Date:
- 1937
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
Fudo Myo-O (Acala) — the Immovable Wisdom King, the fierce protector deity who stands surrounded by flames and holds a rope and a sword — is paired here with a record of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Kegon-fu) in this 1937 print. Fudo is the most popular of the Five Wisdom Kings in Japanese esoteric Buddhism, his terrifying aspect serving the compassionate function of protecting practitioners and cutting through the defilements that obstruct enlightenment. Munakata's carving of this fierce deity would have been executed with the same passionate directness as his more serene figures — the ferocity of the subject meeting the ferocity of his carving energy.
1960
Woodblock print
Shôwa period, 1926-1989
Woodblock print
1939-68
Woodblock print
1939 (printed 1955)
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Fudo Myo-O (Acala) / Kegon-fu (The Aratamsaka-sutra) was created by Shiko Munakata (棟方志功) in 1937.
Yes — Fudo Myo-O (Acala) / Kegon-fu (The Aratamsaka-sutra) is part of the Pantheon of the Gandavyuha Sutra (Kegon-fu) series by Shiko Munakata.
Fudo Myo-O (Acala) / Kegon-fu (The Aratamsaka-sutra) depicts waterfalls and religious.
