Kulika; dragon-wreathed sword manifestation of Acala
Abbreviation of 倶利迦羅竜王 (Kulika dragon king). In Buddhist iconography, it refers to the flame-wreathed dragon coiled around an upright sword, swallowing the tip, representing the fierce form of the deity Acala (Fudō Myōō).
See also: 倶利迦羅竜王
Kulika is considered one of the manifestations of Acala (Fudō Myōō).
この寺の本尊は倶利迦羅竜王である。
The principal image of this temple is Kulika dragon king.
tattoo of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around a sword; person with such a tattoo
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term.
Variant kanji form using 俱 instead of 倶.
Rare variant with 梨伽.
Rare variant combining 俱 and 梨伽.
From Sanskrit Kulika, a dragon king in Buddhist mythology. The exact derivation of the kanji spelling is uncertain; it is a phonetic transcription (ateji) of the Sanskrit name.