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Yamantaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yamntaka (Sanskrit: Yamntaka;Tibetan: Shinjeshe, , , Wylie: gshin rje gshed; [1] rdo rje 'jigs byed; Japanese: , Daitokumyouou (abbr. Daitoku); Chinese: ; pinyin: D wid jngng; Mongolian: Erlig-jin Jarghagchi) is a Mahyna Buddhist iadevat(tib. yidam) of the Highest Yoga Tantra class inVajrayana, popular within the Geluk school ofTibetan Buddhism. Yamntaka is seen as awrathful manifestation of Majur, the bodhisattvaof wisdom, and in other contexts functions as adharmapala, or 'Dharma-protector'. Within Buddhism, "terminating death" is a quality of all buddhas as they have stopped the cycle of rebirth, samsara. Yamantaka, then, represents the goal of the Mahayana practitioner's journey toenlightenment, or the journey itself: in awakening, one adopts the practice of Yamntaka the practice of terminating death. "Yamantaka" or "Shri Bhagavan Yamantaka" ( ; Glorious Lord Making an End of Yama*) is another name for [Shri] Vajramahabhairava, who is the highest emanation of Bodhisattva Manjushri. Bodhisattva Manjushri, Shri Vajrabhairava and Shri Bhagavan Yamantaka together represent the Buddhadharmakaya (Body of Enlightened Doctrine) which is also called Vajradhara (Holder of the Thunderbolt) because it holds to the pledge of the thunderbolt (vajrasamaya) which is the pledge to carry out the action of the Buddha.
Contents [hide] 1 How does Yamntaka terminate death? 2 Yamantaka in Japanese Buddhism 3 Etymology 4 References 5 External links

How does Yamntaka terminate death?

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This question depends upon the meaning ascribed to the term death but one way in which this ability can be identified is through the enlightening activity of wisdom. The wise mind is able to perceive that death has no intrinsic, concrete existence: our understanding of death emerges solely from the conventions of the world. Also, when we achieve the same realization of Yamantaka - who is a Buddha - then we have transcended death. There are three types of death spoken of in the Yamntaka Tantra : Outer death is the regular end of life, which is embodied by Yama, Lord of Death, who resides in the south, seven stories under the earth. The inner death is ignorance of the true nature of non-dual reality. Instinctive habitual grasping and aversion to objectively "real" objects and subjects arises from this ignorance. The secret death is dualistic appearance on the subtlest level of clear light mind and illusory body. With the practice of Yamntaka one overcomes those types of death and gains immortality as a Buddha.

Yamantaka in Japanese Buddhism

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In Japanese esoteric teachings, he is known as Daiitok u Myoo () and is the wrathful emanation of Amida Nyorai and is pictured with six faces, legs and arms holding various weapons while sitting on a white cow, symbolizing pure enlightenment.

Etymology

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Yamntak a is a Sanskrit name that can be broken down into two primary elements: Yama, the name of the god of death; and antak a, or "terminator". Thus, Yamntaka's name literally means "the terminator of death". Vajramahabhairava is also a Sanskrit name that can be broken down into two elements:Vajra, Maha Bhairava. Bhairava means "Terrible" or "Frightful", is a name of the god, and maha means
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