Yama (Buddhism)
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In East Asian and Buddhist mythology, Yama or King Yan-lo/Yan-lo Wang, also known as King Yan/Yan Wang, Grandfatherly King Yan, Lord Yan, and Yan-lo, Son of Heaven, is the King of Hell and a dharmapala said to judge the dead and preside over the Narakas and the cycle of saṃsāra.
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, mid-17th century, Tibet
Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Statue of Yama (Enma) at Nariai-ji
Statue of one of the ten Yama (Diêm Vương) during the Lê - Nguyễn dynasties, Vietnam.
Dharmapala
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A dharmapāla is a type of wrathful god in Buddhism. The name means "dharma protector" in Sanskrit, and the dharmapālas are also known as the Defenders of the Justice (Dharma), or the Guardians of the Law. There are two kinds of dharmapala, Worldly Guardians (lokapala) and Wisdom Protectors (jnanapala). Only Wisdom Protectors are enlightened beings.
Tibetan (Citipati mask depicting Mahākāla)