Vajrabhairava
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Vajrabhairava (Tib. རྡོ་རྗེ་འཇིགས་བྱེད་, འཇིགས་བྱེད་, 'jigs byed)་ is a form of Yamantaka, usually depicted with a buffalo's face and multiple arms and legs. It belongs to the Father Tantras of Highest Yoga Tantra, and common to the Sakya, Kagyü and Gelug schools.
External links
Vajrabhairava outline page, Himalayan Art Resources- Why Does Vajrabhairava Look Like Death? on YouTube
- Vajrabhairava, Mongolia, 19th century, Rubin Museum of Art