Yama

E42391
Hindu deity god of death god of justice

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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Yama canonical 34
Enma 2
Naraka 2

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
god of death ⓘ
god of justice ⓘ
abode Yama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Naraka

Yamaloka ⓘ
associatedWith afterlife ⓘ
ancestors ⓘ
death ⓘ
dharma ⓘ
justice ⓘ
karma ⓘ
culture Indian ⓘ
Indo-Iranian peoples ⓘ
surface form: Indo-Iranian
domain Yama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Naraka

Yamaloka ⓘ
equivalent Yama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Enma

Yanluo Wang ⓘ
Yama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Yima
equivalentCulture Chinese Buddhism ⓘ
Japanese Buddhism ⓘ
Zoroastrianism ⓘ
surface form: Zoroastrian
gender male ⓘ
iconography crown ⓘ
dark-complexioned ⓘ
red garments ⓘ
seated on a buffalo ⓘ
mythologicalOrigin first mortal to die ⓘ
mythologicalStatus king of the dead ⓘ
otherName Dharma-raja ⓘ
surface form: Dharmaraja

Kali ⓘ
surface form: Kala

Mrityu ⓘ
Pitripati ⓘ
Samana ⓘ
Yamaraja ⓘ
position Dharma-raja ⓘ
judge of the dead ⓘ
king of the ancestors ⓘ
lord of death ⓘ
ruler of the afterlife ⓘ
relative Kubera ⓘ
surface form: Chitragupta

Sanjna ⓘ
Shraddhadeva Manu ⓘ
Surya ⓘ
Yami ⓘ
relativeType brother ⓘ
father ⓘ
mother ⓘ
scribe ⓘ
sister ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
Vedic period ⓘ
surface form: 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 (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yamuna → associatedWithDeity → Yama ⓘ
Yamunotri → associatedWithDeity → Yama ⓘ
Yam Dwitiya → associatedDeity → Yama ⓘ
Yama → domain → Yama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Naraka
Yama → abode → Yama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Naraka
Yama → equivalent → Yama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yima
Yama → equivalent → Yama self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Enma
Enma Castro → givenName → Yama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Enma
Surya (sun) in Hinduism → child → Yama ⓘ
subject surface form: Surya
Surya → fatherOf → Yama ⓘ
Ashvins → siblingOf → Yama ⓘ
Savitrī and Satyavan → featuresDeity → Yama ⓘ
Savitrī and Satyavan → hasCharacter → Yama ⓘ
Devas → associatedWith → Yama ⓘ
Yudhishthira → father → Yama ⓘ
Katha Upanishad → primaryCharacter → Yama ⓘ
goddess Yamuna → sibling → Yama ⓘ
subject surface form: Yamuna
Yamunotri Temple → associatedDeity → Yama ⓘ
Bhai Dooj → associatedWith → Yama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yama Dwitiya
Bhau Beej → associatedWithDeity → Yama ⓘ
Ghost Festival → associatedWithDeity → Yama ⓘ
Dharma-raja → appliedTo → Yama ⓘ
Dharma-raja → relatedDeity → Yama ⓘ
Yamaraja → otherName → Yama ⓘ
Mrityu → associatedWith → Yama ⓘ
Pitripati → refersTo → Yama ⓘ
Pitripati → honorificFor → Yama ⓘ
Pitripati → epithetOf → Yama ⓘ
Yamaloka → presidedBy → Yama ⓘ
Yamaloka → associatedWithDeity → Yama ⓘ
Yamaloka → inhabitedBy → Yama ⓘ
Garuda Purana → associatedWithDeity → Yama ⓘ
Sanjna → parentOf → Yama ⓘ
Yami → sibling → Yama ⓘ
Yami → associatedWith → Yama ⓘ
Yami → associatedWith → Yama ⓘ
this entity surface form: death god Yama
Yami → dialogueWith → Yama ⓘ
Yanluo Wang → basedOn → Yama ⓘ
Yanluo Wang → originatesFrom → Yama ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Buddhist deity Yama
Naraka → inhabitedBy → Yama ⓘ
Naraka → governedBy → Yama ⓘ
Naraka → hasDeity → Yama ⓘ