| Amṛtakuṇḍalin | |
| Attributes: | vajra, axe, wheel, trident, snake |
| Veneration: | Vajrayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, Shugendō |
| Korean Name: | 군다리명왕 (Gundali Myeongwang) |
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Kundali (Sanskrit: Sanskrit: कुण्डलि; IAST:) or Amritakundalin (अमृतकुण्डलिन्,), also known in Chinese as Juntuli Mingwang 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] When classified among the Ten Wisdom Kings, he is considered to be the manifestation of Amitabha, another of the Five Wisdom Buddhas.[4] [5]
The bīja or seed syllable used to represent Kundali is (Devanagari: हुं; Chinese: 吽, pinyin: hōng; rōmaji: un), written in Siddham script.
Kundali's mantra is as follows:
| Oṃ amṛte hūṃ phaṭ | 唵 婀密哩帝 吽 頗吒 | Ǎn ēmìlīdì hōng pōzhā | おん あみりてい うん はった | On amiritei un hatta |