Fudo
Myo-o (Sanskrit : Acala-Vidyaraja)
Fudo the immutable & immovable.
Guardian of people born in the Zodiac Year of the Rooster.
Fudo wields the "kurikara" (devil-subduing) sword in
right hand (also symbolizes wisdom cutting through ignorance);
holds lasso in left (to catch and bind up the wicked).
Myo-o statues appear ferocious and menacing, with threatening postures
and faces designed to subdue evil and frighten unbelievers into
accepting Buddhist law.
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