Uncategorized 11 Feb 2007 06:27 pm
A neat correspondence
The Queen of Swords, with her upright sword in her right hand and the mysterious tassel dangling from her left wrist.
Fudo Myo-o, or Acala, with the upright sword in his right hand and the rope dangling from his left hand. According to the Shingon Buddhist International Institute, “With this sword of wisdom, Acala cuts through deluded and ignorant minds and with the rope he binds those who are ruled by their violent passions and emotions. He leads them onto the correct path of self control.”
That fits my general conception of the Queen of Swords with neatness so satisfying that it’s almost spooky. She’s always been one of my favorites. Now he is, too. Especially after stumbling across this page in which he is described as “the principal irritated form of Shingon Buddhism and the central figure of a group of five irritated divinities… called Vidhyadharas or kings of lights.”
on 11 Feb 2007 at 6:40 pm 1.Joy said …
I’m too hopped up on cough meds to parse the linked page, but I love the idea of “irritated divinities”!