water buffalo. The topmost face is the wrathful aspect of Mañjuśrī, with a red face below it. The other faces are yellow, dark blue, red, black, white, grey, and brown. Each face has three eyes. Common representations also depict thirty-two hands and sixteen legs. Also, like Yama, he is represented with an erect penis, symbolizing the alchemy of bodily fluids. In Chinese Esoteric Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism, Yamāntaka is the wrathful emanation of Amitabha and is pictured with six faces, legs and arms holding various weapons while sitting on a white ox. Gallery See also Kalantaka (Sanskrit: ender of death and time) is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as the Conqueror of Time and Death, itself personified by the god Yama. References Bibliography Ra Yeshé Sengé (2015). The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat: The Life of Ra Lotsawa. Translated with introduction and notes by Bryan J. Cuevas. Penguin Classics. External links Daïitoku Vajrabhairava (Yamantaka) practice support Wrathful Guardians of Buddhism - Aesthetics and Mythology Yamantaka org Dharmapalas Horned deities Wisdom Kings Death gods Mañjuśrī Tibetan Buddhist practices Herukas Wrathful deities