Wisdom King (myōō)
Daiitoku Myōō
大威徳明王
Daiitoku Myōō is listed as the myōō in charge of the west among the Five Great Myōō (Godai Myōō). Tōji explains the Five Great Myōō as the working in which Dainichi Nyorai's compassion takes on a stern, wrathful form to save people.
This introduction is based on materials from Shōhōin (Tobi Fudō). It is summarized within the scope of the beliefs and traditions those materials convey, and does not present explanations or customs common to all schools, shrines, and temples.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
The name and role of Daiitoku Myōō
Daiitoku Myōō is listed as the myōō in charge of the west among the Five Great Myōō. The original buddha (honjibutsu) is said to be Amida Nyorai, and Daiitoku Myōō is described as also being called Gōenmason and Rokusokuson.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院
Tracing the form and traditions
The form is said to have six faces, six arms, and six legs, and to ride a water buffalo.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院
The Five Great Myōō, who guide people in stern forms
The Five Great Myōō are a group with Fudō at the center, together with Gōzanze, Gundari, Daiitoku, and Kongō Yasha. Tōji explains them as the working in which Dainichi Nyorai's compassion takes on a wrathful form to save people.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・真言宗総本山 東寺
The membership differs by school
Shōhōin notes that in the Tendai tradition, Ususama Myōō is sometimes placed instead of Kongō Yasha. The Five Great Myōō and the Godairiki Bosatsu (Five Great Power Bodhisattvas), which derive from a different sutra, each have their own origins, although they became linked in later times.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院
Mantra (in Japanese, as written in the sources)
おん しゅちり きゃらろは うんけん そわか。
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
Shown as written in the Japanese sources. This site does not set how or how many times to recite it.
Related kami and buddhas
Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：大威徳明王」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：目次」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：五大尊」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 真言宗総本山 東寺「天、菩薩、明王、如来」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：五大力菩薩」（2026-10-14 確認）