Acalanatha (English spelling)

Japanese: Acalanātha(英語表記)Acalanatha
Acalanatha (English spelling)

…It is a Chinese translation of the Sanskrit name Acalanātha, sometimes written as āsharaku-ta according to the pronunciation, but it is also translated as Fudo Kongō-myōō, Fudoson, Mudōson, Fudoshisha, or Mudōshisha. Originally it was another name for the Hindu god Shiva, and Buddhism adopted it as a messenger of Mahavairocana. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Acalanātha" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…サンスクリット名アチャラナータAcalanāthaの漢訳で,発音に従い阿遮羅囊他と記す場合もあるが,不動金剛明王,不動尊,無動尊,不動使者,無動使者とも訳す。もとはインド教のシバ神の異名で,仏教はこれを大日如来の使者としてとり入れた。…

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