YAMANTAKA

 Yamantaka is the composition of two words Yama and Antaka both of which denote the name of the king of death. Hence it is another name of Yama or Antaka.  However, some Buddhist text consider him as the conqueror of the king of Death or Yama. He is projected as the ferocious emanation of Bodhisattwa Manjushree. The form and features of Manjushree when he conquered the demon king of Death or Yama resembles very much like that of Yama himself.  The simplest form of Yamantaka also has a bull’s head, two arms, a crown of skulls and the third eye. In his right hand, he holds a chopper and a skull cup in the left hand. His belt is consisting of human heads. In paintings, he may be seen with sixteen feet, thirty four arms holding all the Tantra symbols and with nine heads.