noun
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
倶利迦羅は不動明王の化身の一つとされる。
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.
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.