FUDŌ, the "Immovable One" (Skt. Acala, also Acalanātha Vidyārāja), is one of the most popular esoteric Buddhist deities in contemporary Japan. Fudō is most frequently colored black or dark blue and...

‘The Immovable’, a divinity in Indian Buddhism. As ‘Protector of the Teaching’ his image stands before temples to ward off those hostile to the Buddhist doctrine. He has three eyes and six arms, and he grinds his teeth. His...

The immovable. A stage in the Bodhisattva’s career. ‘A Nirvana which is not extinction’ (Suzuki). In Jap. art is Fudō, the most important of the five Myōō, minor gods who are earthly agents for the five Nyorai...

Jap. name for Acala (q.v.), a manifestation of Dainichi (Vairocana, q.v.). Popular subject for Jap. painting and sculpture, adopted into Bsm. as one of five Myōō, manifestations of the five Nyorai...

Also known as Ācalanātha, Āryācalanātha, Ācala-vidyā-rāja and Caṇḍamahāroṣaṇa. In Vajrayana Buddhism, Ācala (alternatively, Achala or Acala) is the best known of the Five Wisdom Kings of the Womb Realm. Acala means "The Immovable One"...

'Acala 1517-99' cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) (Reg. no. CV-115, PI 612326) was released by the New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station (NMAES) in 1999. Acala 1517-99 originated from a single-plant selection from experimental B2541 made by C.L. Roberts. B2541 was derived from the cross...

The New Mexico cotton breeding program was established in 1926 and has been led by five generations of breeders and geneticists. The program has released more than 30 Acala 1517 cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars and numerous germplasm lines known for high fiber quality...