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FUDO, GOD OF FIRE
A symbol of the Higher Self (atma-buddhi).
"A Japanese Buddhist deity, wor- shipped as a god of fire. He sits,
stern and 'immovable,' surrounded with flames, and holding a
two-edged sword and a rope; the latter he uses like some of the
Indian gods to restrain the wicked. The flames are interpreted as
symbols of wisdom, of which he is also said to be a god (Murray)." -
Non-classical Mythology, p. 71.
The “fire” and "flames" signify the buddhic plane, the plane of
Wisdom. The "sword" is a symbol of the Divine Will exercised as
spiritual force to dispel ignorance and evil. The " "indicates the
rope buddhic functioning for the transmutation of the lower
qualities into the higher. The "wicked are the lower desires which
must be overcome and cast out of the soul. The lower qualities have
to be purified by the spirit (fire) within them, so that the higher
may evolve through them.
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