Also Enraō 閻羅王; Sk: Yamaraja. The name whereby *Enmaten 焔魔天 is more commonly known in Japan in his role as king of the underworld and judge of the dead.
After his introduction to China from India, his cult was strongly influenced by Taoist and other popular beliefs, and Enmaō came to be regarded as one of the ten kings of the underworld *jūō 十王. It is in this form that he is known and worshipped in Japan, and he is generally depicted with wrathful mien and a long beard. He wears flowing Chinese robes and a judge's hat, and holds a mace. He may also be flanked by a number of retainers, including Shimyō 司命 and Shiroku 司録, whose duty is to investigate and record the sins of the dead.
Enmaō is usually enshrined in a special chapel called enmadō 閻魔堂 (often together with the other nine kings of the underworld), and images of him preserved at Ennōji 円応寺 in Kanagawa Prefecture and Byakugōji 白毫寺 in Nara, are especially renowned.