お不ふ動どうさん

noun

Fudō; Acala; fierce Buddhist deity

Familiar, often affectionate name for Fudō Myōō (Acala), a wrathful Wisdom King in Japanese Buddhism. Commonly used in everyday speech and at local temples.

See also: 不動明王 (ふどうみょうおう)

• 近きん所じょのお不ふ動どうさんにお参まいりに行いった。

  I went to pray at the local Fudō shrine.

• お不ふ動どうさんは怖こわい顔かおをしているけど、実じつは優やさしい仏ほとけ様さまなんだよ。

  Fudō-san has a scary face, but he's actually a kind deity.