Buddhist Deity: Achala (Four Faces)
Achala IconographyText: Caturbhuja-ārya-acala-sādhanam. In Tibetan: 'Phags pa mi g.yo ba phyag bzhi pa'i sgrub thabs.
"...Holy Achala with four faces and four arms, four legs, the left and right bent and extended, pressing down on the four māras. Each face has three eyes, bared fangs. The first right hand holds a blazing sword as if striking, the second brandishes a vajra (rdo rje gsor ba), first left makes the threatening gesture at the heart, together with a vajra lasso, second a skull cup full of blood, adorned with venomous snakes, bones and every jewel ornament. The upper body is covered with a human skin and the lower body with a tiger skin, yellow hair blazing upward." (Chogyal Pagpa, 1235-1280).
Lineage: Achala, Danashri, Jim Lotsawa, Khatsun Getagpa, Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen, Sakya Pandita, etc. (Rinjung Gyatsa folio 289).
Jeff Watt 11-2026
