Yamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of Death
A wrathful deity in Vajrayana Buddhism, known as the destroyer of death and ignorance. The name is a proper noun referring to this specific figure.
Yamantaka Vidya-raja symbolizes the wisdom that overcomes death in esoteric Buddhism.
From Sanskrit Yamāntaka (यमान्तक), meaning 'destroyer of Yama (the god of death)', via Chinese 大威德明王 (Dàwēidé Míngwáng). The Japanese reading is the on'yomi of the Chinese characters.