Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Japan: Achala - Achala

མི་གཡོ་བ། 不动明王(梵名:阿遮罗)
(item no. 7519)
Date Range 1000 - 1099
Lineages Buddhist
Material Wood
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Achalanata, early Heian period. Japanese cypress. Kongobuji Reihokan Museum. It is officially classified by the Japanese Government's Agency for Cultural Affairs as an important cultural property (zhuyoubunkazai).

Shinzo Shiratori 1-2022

http://www.reihokan.or.jp/syuzohin/cyokoku.html


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