Deity South Asian traditions
Yama (Buddhism)
यमराज sa யமன் ta
A Buddhist dharmapala (wrathful god) said to judge the dead, preside over the Narakas (Hells) and the cycle of afterlife saṃsāra
- Also called Yama (East Asian deity), Yama (Buddhist deity), Gśin-rje (Buddhist deity)
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