Other figure
Daishō Kongō
大勝金剛
Daishō Kongō is a figure taught in the Yugi-kyō, and a form with one face and twelve arms has been handed down. Research by the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History discusses the relationship between the sutra text in which Dainichi Nyorai manifests many arms and the images, as well as differences in understanding between lineages.
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
Esoteric power expressed in twelve arms
Daishō Kongō is a figure taught in the Yugi-kyō, and a form with one face and twelve arms has been handed down. Research by the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History discusses the relationship between the sutra text in which Dainichi Nyorai manifests many arms and the images, as well as differences in understanding between lineages.
Source: 神奈川県立歴史博物館・樋口美咲
Wishes for mutual affection, averting disaster, and escaping the ravages of war
In the Daishō Kongō ritual, people prayed for keiai, which improves relationships with others, for sokusai, which calms misfortune, and for avoiding the ravages of war. The traditions also differ on the objects held by the images and the positions of the hands holding them, so this is a figure that cannot be explained by a single type.
Source: 神奈川県立歴史博物館・樋口美咲
Mantra (in Japanese, as written in the sources)
おん まかばさら うしゅにしゃ うん たら きり あ うん。
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.
Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：大勝金剛」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：目次」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 神奈川県立歴史博物館・樋口美咲「所蔵大勝金剛像に関する一試論」（2026-10-15 確認）