Acala - Fudo Myo-o Calligraphy Art T-Shirt

Acala is a dharmapala primarily revered in Vajrayana Buddhism. He is seen as a protective deity particularly in Shingon traditions of Japan where he is known as Fudo Myo-o (不動明王). He is classed among the Wisdom Kings and preeminent among the Five Wisdom Kings of the Womb Realm. Accordingly, his figure occupies an important hierarchical position in the pictorial diagramatic Mandala of the Two Realms. In Japan, Acala is highly venerated in the Shingon Buddhism, Tendai, Zen, Nichiren Buddhism and in Shugendo. Fudo Myo-o is also highly revered amongst some Yakuza members, who oftentimes draw on his intense facial expression and demeanor