Achala is a wrathful deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, sometimes associated with the bodhisattva Manjushri, or the buddhas Vairochana or Akshobhya. This deity was particularly popular in the Tangut kingdom and in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.
Achala is a wrathful deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, sometimes associated with the bodhisattva Manjushri, or the buddhas Vairochana or Akshobhya. This deity was particularly popular in the Tangut kingdom and in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.
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