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だいとくみょうおう 大威徳明王
Noun
1. Yamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of DeathBuddhism
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2. YamantakaYamāntaka is a Mahāyāna Buddhist iṣṭadevatā of the Highest Yoga Tantra class in Vajrayana, popular within the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism. Yamāntaka is seen as a wrathful manifestation of Mañjuśrī, the bodhisattva of wisdom, and in other contexts functions as a dharmapala, or 'Dharma-protector'. Yamāntaka is a Sanskrit name that can be broken down into two primary elements: Yama, the name of the god of death; and antaka, or "terminator".
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