Group of figures
Hachidai Dōji
八大童子
A list page showing eight deities side by side: Ekō Dōji, Eki Dōji, Anokuta Dōji, Shitoku Dōji, Ukubaga Dōji, Shōjō Biku, Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji.
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 names and roles of the Hachidai Dōji
A list page showing eight deities side by side: Ekō Dōji, Eki Dōji, Anokuta Dōji, Shitoku Dōji, Ukubaga Dōji, Shōjō Biku, Kongara Dōji and Seitaka Dōji.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院
Eight attendant boys serving Fudō Myōō
The Eight Great Dōji are a group of attendants who follow Fudō Myōō. Shōhōin lists eight: Ekō, Eki, Anokuta, Shitoku, Ukubaga, Shōjō Biku, Kongara and Seitaka. The explanations of each dōji's form and honji-butsu are based on that iconographic lineage.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
Images of the Eight Great Dōji handed down at Kōyasan
The Kōyasan Reihōkan introduces the images of the Eight Great Dōji handed down at Kongōbu-ji. These boys, represented in paintings and sculpture, show that devotion to the attendants who assist Fudō's salvation has been handed down in diverse 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：八大童子」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：目次」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 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）
- JAANUS (Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System), Columbia University「Hachidai Dōji 八大童子」（2026-10-15 確認）
- 鹿鳴文庫「仏像図彙：不動八大童子」（2026-10-15 確認）