Fudo Myo-o is a character from Saint Seiya Omega.
History[]
Fudo is mentioned briefly when Haruto and Soma reach the Virgo House and its guardian, is presented as Virgo Fudō today reincarnation the god Fudo Myo-o.
Trivia[]
- Fudo Myo-o also known as Acala (Achala अचल; "immovable" one) is a "Guardian Deity", primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism in Japan, China, India and elsewhere.
- Acala is said to be a powerful deity who protects All the Living (Sattva, shujo (衆生)), by burning away all impediments (Antaraya, Shonan(障難)), and defilements, thus aiding towards enlighment.
- The sword he holds may or may not be flaming and sometimes described only generically as a Hōken (宝剣, "Treasure Sword") or Kongo-Ken (金剛杵, "Vajra Sword"), which is descriptive of the fact that the pommel of the sword is in the shape of the talon-like Kongo-Sho (金剛杵, "Vajra") of one type or another.
- In Japan, Acala became an idol of worship in its own right, and became installed as the Gohonzon (本尊) or main deity at temples and outdoor shrines. A famous use example is the Narita Fudo, a Shingon subsect temple at Narita.
- He has several names as well namely: Búdòng Míngwáng (不動明王) in China, Ködelüsi (Хөдөлшгүй) in Mongolia, and in Tibet as Mgyoba, Miyowa (མི་གཡོ་བ).