He is also called the lord of the Guhyakas. While Guhyakas are often collapsed with Yak�as, they play a very different role in Indic mythology. They are lords of the hidden. They guard caves and treasures and the underworlds.

The Lalitavistara refers to Vajrap€Ši as follows. "And the magnanimous master of the Guhyakas also, carrying a burning Vajra stands in the sky, his body clothed in armor. Endowed with strength, energy, and courage He holds in his secret hand a brilliant Vajra."

In the Mañju�r…m™lakalpa, Vajrap€Ši is addressed in many places, while also being called a bodhisattva in others, as the chef des Guhyakas. The second chapter opens as follows: "Alors Vajrap€Ši, chef des Guhyaka, dit à ce grand être..."

In this text then, his connections with the Hindu Kubera become apparent. Like Kubera he is the lord of the secret, he is the lord of the treasure. In this text he is to be understood as the guardian of the wisdom of the Tantra.

"Vajrap€Ši est la divinité princpale des Tantra. Il est appelé guhyapati parce qu'il est considéré comme le conservateur de tous les Tantra."