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Anokuta Dōji
阿耨達童子
Listed as one of the Eight Great Dōji, with the original buddha (honjibutsu) recorded as Muryōju Butsu. The Eight Great Dōji are a group of attendants who follow Fudō Myōō.
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The name and role of Anokuta Dōji
Listed as one of the Eight Great Dōji, with the original buddha (honjibutsu) recorded as Muryōju Butsu. He is described as wearing a konjichō (golden-winged bird) on his head, holding a lotus in his left hand and a single-pronged ritual implement (tokkosho) in his right, and riding a dragon.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院
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：阿耨達童子」（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）