noun
Vajrayaksa
A Buddhist deity, one of the Five Wisdom Kings (五大明王) in Shingon Buddhism. The name is a proper noun referring to this specific figure.
金剛夜叉明王は、五大明王の一尊として知られている。
Vajrayaksa is known as one of the Five Wisdom Kings.
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist deity name.
Variant kanji spelling using 薬叉 for yaksa; less common.
The group of Five Wisdom Kings to which Vajrayaksa belongs; 金剛夜叉 is one member.
From Sanskrit Vajrayakṣa, via Buddhist texts. 金剛 (vajra, 'diamond' or 'thunderbolt') + 夜叉 (yakṣa, a class of nature spirits).