Yama
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Yama is the Hindu god of death and justice, traditionally regarded as the ruler of the afterlife and judge of the souls of the dead.
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
→
god of death → god of justice → |
| abode |
Naraka
→
Yamaloka → |
| associatedWith |
afterlife
→
ancestors → death → dharma → justice → karma → |
| culture |
Indian
→
Indo-Iranian → |
| domain |
Naraka
→
Yamaloka → |
| equivalent |
Enma
→
Yanluo Wang → Yima → |
| equivalentCulture |
Chinese Buddhism
→
Japanese Buddhism → Zoroastrian → |
| gender |
male
→
|
| iconography |
crown
→
dark-complexioned → red garments → seated on a buffalo → |
| mythologicalOrigin |
first mortal to die
→
|
| mythologicalStatus |
king of the dead
→
|
| otherName |
Dharmaraja
→
Kala → Mrityu → Pitripati → Samana → Yamaraja → |
| position |
Dharma-raja
→
judge of the dead → king of the ancestors → lord of death → ruler of the afterlife → |
| relative |
Chitragupta
→
Sanjna → Shraddhadeva Manu → Surya → Yami → |
| relativeType |
brother
→
father → mother → scribe → sister → |
| religion |
Buddhism
→
Hinduism → Jainism → Vedic religion → |
| role |
assigns souls to appropriate realms after death
→
records and judges human deeds → |
| script |
Sanskrit
→
|
| sphereOfInfluence |
cosmic order
→
ethical retribution → punishment of sinners → reward of the virtuous → |
| symbol |
buffalo
→
danda → noose → |
| textMention |
Bhagavata Purana
→
Garuda Purana → Mahabharata → Manusmriti → Puranas → Rigveda → |
| vehicle |
buffalo
→
|
| weapon |
mace
→
noose → staff → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Yamuna
→
Yamunotri → |
associatedWithDeity |
|
Yama
("Yima")
→
Yama ("Enma") → |
equivalent |
|
Yama
("Naraka")
→
|
abode |
|
Yam Dwitiya
→
|
associatedDeity |
|
Yama
("Naraka")
→
|
domain |
|
Enma Castro
("Enma")
→
|
givenName |