Achala Masterworks

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Video: Achala: The Immovable One

Krodharaja Achala (English: the Immovable One, King of the Wrathful). Achala, also known as Krodha Chanda and Chanda Maharoshana, is a meditational deity in wrathful appearance. He is not a protector. There are however forms of Achala that are included in the Anuttarayoga groupings of the Ten Wrathful Ones. Explanations and descriptions for these deities including Achala are found in the Tantras such as Guhyasamaja, Hevajra, Chakrasamvara, Vajrabhairava, etc. In the context of these Tantras, and the Twelve Wrathful Ones, Achala is a protector deity as part of a group of protectors within a larger system, or cycle, of practice.

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Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Standing

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Standing

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Standing

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Standing

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Standing

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Kneeling

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Kneeling

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Chandamaharoshana (with consort)

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Kneeling

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Standing

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Standing

Achala (Buddhist Deity)
Blue, Standing