Fudo Myo-O The Immovable King

Japan’s mystics lived a life dedicated to peace. They guarded themselves and their followers from the perils of violence and temptation and were often regarded as the very embodiment of goodness. Yet, they knew that there was a flip-side to their virtuous nature, a darker side of existence that they could not oppose without sacrificing their peaceful ways.

They used magical incantations to call upon entities known as the Myo-o to vanquish the evil of the world. The Myo-o were creatures who possessed great power and were dedicated to battling evil in it’s many incarnations. It is said that they had no true physical form, but when they were summoned by the mystic, they would manifest themselves as huge powerful humanoids armed with a variety of unique weapons. The Myo-o associated with the Kurai Kotori Clan is “Fudo Myo-o, the Unmoving Illuminating King.”

Fudo Myo-o is the symbol of the inherent abilities often sought by the warrior, and Fudo is studied by the warrior during meditation in the hopes that these attributes will transfer over to them. Fudo Myo-o can be described as being vicious in appearance, with a skin color that emits a bluish-black radiance with an arc of red flame surrounding him. Although benevolent in nature, Fudo Myo-o wages an ongoing battle against all that is evil in existence, allowing nothing wicked to stand in his way. Internally, Fudo Myo-o’s wrathful qualities enter to terrify and subdue all egotistical obstructions within the warrior.

To accomplish this task Fudo Myo-o is armed with two distinct weapons. In his upraised right hand he holds a double edged sword, the sword of secret wisdom, which he uses to cut through any delusions in the warrior’s mind, while instilling the importance of qualities such as attaining knowledge for greater intelligence. In his left hand Fudo Myo-o grips a coiled rope, which represents the ability to bind even the most uncontrollable passions in the warrior. The sword and rope together are used to enlighten the warrior to what things appear to be, and what they actually are.

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