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Eki Dōji
慧喜童子
Listed as one of the Eight Great Dōji. The Eight Great Dōji are a group of attendants who follow Fudō Myōō.
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.
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The name and role of Eki Dōji
Eki Dōji is one of the Eight Great Dōji of Fudō Myōō. Shōhōin introduces a form holding a jewel and a trident. In the transcription of the Butsuzō Zui presented by 鹿鳴文庫, the original buddha is recorded as Kaifukeō Butsu and the held objects as a jewel and a sanko (three-pronged implement). The details of the image are read separately according to how each source writes them.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・鹿鳴文庫
Eight youths who serve Fudō Myōō
The Eight Great Dōji are a group of attendants who follow Fudō Myōō. Shōhōin lists the eight as Ekō, Eki, Anokuta, Shitoku, Ukubaga, Shōjō Biku, Kongara and Seitaka. The explanations of each youth's form and original buddha are based on that iconographic lineage.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
Statues of the Eight Great Dōji also handed down at Kōyasan
The Kōyasan Reihōkan introduces the statues of the Eight Great Dōji handed down at Kongōbu-ji. The youths depicted in paintings and sculpture show that faith in the attendants who help Fudō's salvation has been handed down in many forms.
Source: 高野山霊宝館
Related kami and buddhas
Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：慧喜童子」（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：八大童子」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 高野山霊宝館「第34回高野山大宝蔵展：高野山の名宝」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 鹿鳴文庫「仏像図彙：不動八大童子」（2026-10-15 確認）