Yama
Buddhist · deity · mythic · deity
Buddhist lord of death and sovereign of the naraka realms who questions the dead about the divine messengers; their fate is the result of their own karma. A dharmapāla in Tibetan tradition (see Shinje).
Domains
- realm of the dead naraka
- judgement of the departed
Powers
- Interrogate the dead on the divine messengers
- Consign beings to their karmic destination
Epithets
- यमराज
- 閻魔
- 閻羅王
- धर्मराज