Kuṇḍali

Amṛtakuṇḍalin
Amṛtakuṇḍalin
	Yuan Dynasty statue of Kundali (Jūntúlì Míngwáng) at Fusheng Temple in Yuncheng, Shanxi, China
Sanskrit	अमृतकुण्डलिन् (Amṛtakuṇḍalin); अमृतकुण्डलि (Amṛtakuṇḍali); कुण्डलि (Kuṇḍali);
Chinese	(Traditional) 軍荼利明王; (Simplified) 军荼利明王; (Pinyin: Jūntúlì Míngwáng);
Japanese	軍荼利明王 (Gundari Myōō); 甘露軍荼利明王 (Kanro Gundari Myōō); 軍荼利夜叉明王 (Gundari Yasha Myōō); 大咲明王 (Taishō Myōō); 吉利吉利明王 (Kirikiri Myōō);
Korean	군다리명왕 (Gundali Myeongwang)
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Venerated by	Vajrayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, Shugendō
Attributes	vajra, axe, wheel, trident, snake
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Kundali (Sanskrit: कुण्डलि; IAST: Kuṇḍali) or Amritakundalin (अमृतकुण्डलिन्, Amṛtakuṇḍalin), also known in Chinese as Juntuli Mingwang (simplified Chinese: 军荼利明王; traditional Chinese: 軍荼利明王; pinyin: Jūntúlì Míngwáng) and in Japanese as Gundari Myōō (軍荼利明王), is a wrathful deity and dharmapala (protector of the Dharma) in East Asian Esoteric Buddhism.

In Buddhist thought, Amritakundalin is seen as the dispenser of Amrita, the celestial nectar of immortality. When classified among the Five Wisdom Kings (vidyārāja), fierce incarnations or emissaries of the Five Wisdom Buddhas, he is considered to be the manifestation of Ratnasambhava, one of the five buddhas who is associated with the southern direction. When classified among the Eight Wisdom Kings, he is considered to be the manifestation of the bodhisattva Akashagarbha and is associated with the north-west direction. When classified among the Ten Wisdom Kings, he is considered to be the manifestation of Amitabha, another of the Five Wisdom Buddhas.

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