King Daiitoku

Japanese: 大威徳明王 - だいいとくみょうおう
King Daiitoku

One of the Five Great Wisdom Kings. Placed in the west. Also one of the Eight Great Wisdom Kings. In Sanskrit, it is called Yamantaka (Emmantoku Kaido King). In the Taizokai of the Genzu Ryōkai Mandala, it is placed at Jimyō-in Temple. The statue has six faces, six arms, and six legs, rides a buffalo, has three eyes, and has a skull as a garland. In the Shogun Daiitoku Myōō Hō, it is used to pray for victory in battle. The image in the Toshodai-ji Temple is of a strange figure standing on the back of a buffalo. There are statues of the solitary deity at Gofuku-ji Temple (Nagano Prefecture) and Ishiba-ji Temple (Shiga Prefecture).

[Toshiaki Manabe]

[Reference] | Five Great Kings

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

五大明王の一つ。西方に配する。八大明王の一尊でもある。サンスクリット語でヤマーンタカyamāntaka(閻曼徳迦威怒王)という。現図(げんず)両界曼荼羅(まんだら)の胎蔵(たいぞう)界では持明(じみょう)院に配する。像容は六面六臂(ぴ)六足で水牛に乗じ、三つ目で髑髏(どくろ)を瓔珞(ようらく)とする。『勝軍(しょうぐん)大威徳明王法』では戦勝を祈願する。唐招提(とうしょうだい)寺蔵の画像は水牛の背上に立つ異形。牛伏(ごふく)寺(長野県)、石馬(いしば)寺(滋賀県)には独尊の彫像がある。

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