In the Gyantse Kumbum, standing on a lotus platform against a fiery halo of flames, there are three statues of the Buddhist guardian deity Chandamaharoshana (Tib. Achala). His name may be translated as "violent" (chanda) and "very wrathful" (maharoshana). He is believed to annihilate all evil with his anger. He holds a vajra-handled sword in his right hand while his left hand holds a snake's head with the index finger pointing up. He has a snake around his neck and his left knee rests on the ground. He is sometimes described as a wrathful form of the Dhyani Buddha Akshobhya.