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Wisdom King
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A wisdom king is a type of wrathful deity in East Asian Buddhism.
The Five Wisdom Kings (五大明王, Godai Myōō). Clockwise starting from the top right: Vajrayakṣa, Trailokyavijaya, Kuṇḍali, and Yamāntaka. Acala is at the center.
The Five Wisdom Kings (五大明王, Godai Myōō). Clockwise starting from the top right: Vajrayakṣa, Trailokyavijaya, Kuṇḍali, and Yamāntaka. Acala is at the
Manjushri with Yamāntaka, from Kurkihar (Bihar), currently at the Indian Museum in Kolkata. 10th century.
Manjushri with Yamāntaka, from Kurkihar (Bihar), currently at the Indian Museum in Kolkata. 10th century.
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) Shuilu ritual painting of Yamantaka (Dàwēidé Míngwáng), one out of a set depicting the Ten Wisdom Kings, at Baoning Temple[
Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) Shuilu ritual painting of Yamantaka (Dàwēidé Míngwáng), one out of a set depicting the Ten Wisdom Kings, at Baoning Temple[zh] in Shanxi, China.
Panorama of a short segment of the carvings, showing Song dynasty (960-1279) sculptures of the Ten Wisdom Kings at the Dazu Rock Carvings in Dazu Dist
Panorama of a short segment of the carvings, showing Song dynasty (960-1279) sculptures of the Ten Wisdom Kings at the Dazu Rock Carvings in Dazu District, Chongqing, China.
Yamantaka
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Yamāntaka or Vajrabhairava is the "destroyer of death" deity of Vajrayana Buddhism. Sometimes he is conceptualized as "conqueror of the lord of death". Of the several deities in the Buddhist pantheon
Wisdom King
…terrifying vidyārājas who teach through fear, shocking nonbelievers into faith. The evolution of the vidyārāja will be illustrated here by the deity Yamāntaka, one of the earliest Buddhist wrathful deities. In the 6th century text Mañjuśrī-mūla-kalpa, Yamāntaka is portrayed as the oath-bound servant of the…
Yamantaka is the "destroyer of death" deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, above riding a water buffalo.
Yamantaka is the "destroyer of death" deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, above riding a water buffalo.
Yamāntaka in a Beijing Buddhist temple.
Yamāntaka in a Beijing Buddhist temple.
Carved cliff relief of Yamāntaka, one out of a set depicting the Ten Wisdom Kings, at the Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, China. 7th century.
Carved cliff relief of Yamāntaka, one out of a set depicting the Ten Wisdom Kings, at the Dazu Rock Carvings in Chongqing, China. 7th century.