天てん地ち眼げん

noun

Acala's eyes, one looking up and the other looking down

Buddhist term referring to the distinctive eyes of the deity Acala (Fudō Myōō), with one eye gazing upward and the other downward, symbolizing compassion and vigilance.

See also: 不動明王 (ふどうみょうおう)

• 不ふ動どう明みょう王おうの天てん地ち眼げんは、衆しゅ生じょうを見み守まもる慈じ悲ひの象しょう徴ちょうとされる。

  Acala's 'heaven-and-earth eyes' are said to symbolize compassion watching over all beings.