守護Guardians

Fudō Myōō 不動明王

Fudō Myōō

The immovable wisdom king: sword, rope, and a halo of flame.

Fudō sits or stands on a rock, scowling, with fire behind him and the sword that cuts through ignorance in his right hand. The most serious of the deity motifs and one of the few that fills a whole back on its own. Tebori work, plural sessions, patience.

Sessions

6–16

Method

Tebori 手彫り

Placements

BackChest and stomach