Yamari, Krodharaja: this meditational deity is a form of Manjushri but appears with many features of the deities Vajrakila and Guru Dragpur. The descriptive texts and rituals originate with the Nyingma 'Terma' Tradition of the Shang Trom Lineage. The practice was also popularized by the 5th Dalai Lama of the Gelug and follows the Drigung Kagyu Tradition of the practice from the Shang Trom line. Karma Chagme, of the Karma Kagyu, is a prominent 17th century figure in the line of the 2nd lineage of dissemination.
