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Yama, also known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Naraka. He is often identified with Dhar
A 19th-century painting of Yama on his mount
The deity Yama with fangs and holding a daṇḍa (a rod). He stands on a lotus covered dais, behind which lies a buffalo, his vahana (conveyance).
Yama depicted in youthful form
Yama depicted on Hindu temple
Yama (Buddhism)
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In East Asian and Buddhist mythology, Yama is the King of Hell and a dharmapala said to judge the dead, presiding over the hellish realms and over the cycle of life and rebirth. He goes by other names
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14th-century Chinese Yuan dynasty portrait of King Yama. One of a series of paintings of the "Ten Kings of Hell" by Lu Xinzhong
Yama (seated centre) in a judgement scene in Naraka, a depiction at Wat Muang, Thailand
Yama (Buddhism) Musée Labit -France
Yama, Met Museum