Vajrayakṣa (金剛夜叉明王 or 金剛夜叉明王 in Chinese)
is one of the Five
Wisdom Kings
A Wisdom King (Sanskrit: विद्याराज; IAST: ''Vidyārāja'', ) is a type of wrathful deity in East Asian Buddhism.
Whereas the Sanskrit name is translated literally as "wisdom / knowledge king(s)," the term '' vidyā'' in Vajraya ...
. He is a manifestation of
Amoghasiddhi
Amoghasiddhi (Devanagari: अमोघसिद्धि}) is one of the Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition of Buddhism. He is associated with the accomplishment of the Buddhist path and of the destruction of the poison o ...
.
He goes by many names including Kongō-yasha, Vajrayakṣa,
or Jingang Yecha Mingwang.
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References
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Japanese gods
Wisdom Kings
Wrathful deities