•There are also various Buddhist deities to assist the five Wisdom Buddhas, and to assist us in working with those Buddhas.
•For example, each of the cosmic Buddhashas bodhisattvas to assist them. Additionally, they each have one of the Five Wisdom Kings, who serve as guardians of Buddhism. The Wisdom Kings appear as wrathful deities.
•In this emphasis on various deities and magical means to come into union with thee deities, Vajrayanaresembles Hindu Tantric practice.
•This is because at the time that Vajrayanadeveloped in India, royal courts were supporting both Buddhist and Hindu traditions at the same time, and so they followed similar practices. Those practices were oriented towards generating magical powers that were desirable at court.