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This article is about the deity Yama in Hinduism. For yama in the sense of a code of conduct, see Yamas. A yama ( Sanskrit) यम literally "death" is a rule or code of conduct for living which will help bring a compassionate death to the ego or "the lower self" For a general article about Yama, see Yama. | Llama, the animal Yama ( Sanskrit: यम also known as Yamarāja (यमराज in India Yanluowang (閻羅王 or simply Yan

Yama
Yama's Court and Hell. The Blue figure is Yama with Yami and Chitragupta 17th century Painting from Government Museum, Chennai
Yama's Court and Hell.
The Blue figure is Yama with Yami and Chitragupta
17th century Painting from Government Museum, Chennai
Death
Devanagari यम
Affiliation Deva
Abode Naraka
Weapon Danda
Consort Yami or Syamala
Mount water buffalo
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Yama (Sanskrit: यम) is the lord of death in Hinduism, first recorded in the Vedas. Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific Deva (देव in Devanagari script pronounced as /'d̪evə/ is the Sanskrit word for "god Deity " Naraka is the Sanskrit word for the Underworld; literally of man. In Vedic beliefs Yamī is the First woman, along with her twin brother Yama. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. "Veda" redirects here For other uses see Veda (disambiguation. Yama belongs to an early stratum of Indo-Iranian mythology. In Vedic tradition, Yama was considered to have been the first mortal who died and espied the way to the celestial abodes, and in virtue of precedence he became the ruler of the departed. In some passages, however, he is already regarded as the god of death. Yama's name can be interpreted to mean "twin", and in some myths he is paired with a twin sister Yamī. In Vedic beliefs Yamī is the First woman, along with her twin brother Yama.

Yama is assisted by Chitragupta who is assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth, and upon their death, deciding as regards sending them to the heaven or the hell, depending on their actions on the earth (Karma). Chitragupta (Sanskrit चित्रगुप्त rich in secrets is a Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth Karma ( Sanskrit: कर्म, kárman - "act action performance" Pali: kamma) is the concept of "action"

Yama is also the lord of justice and is sometimes referred to as Dharma, in reference to his unswerving dedication to maintaining order and adherence to harmony. JUSTICE is a Human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. The Sanskrit term ( Devanāgarī: धर्म Pali transliteration dhamma) is an Indian spiritual and religious It is said that he is also one of the wisest of the devas. Deva (देव in Devanagari script pronounced as /'d̪evə/ is the Sanskrit word for "god Deity "

Yama can be loosely related to the Greek deity Hades or Pluto, the god of the underworld. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance Hades (from Greek, Hadēs, originally, Haidēs or, Aidēs, probably from Indo-European *n̥-wid- 'unseen' refers both to the ancient

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Characteristics of Yama

Yama is a Lokapāla and an Aditya. The Guardians of the Directions ( Sanskrit Dikpāla s / दिक्पाल are the deities who rule the specific directions of space according to In Hinduism, the Ādityas are a group of Devas or celestial gods the sons of Āditi and Kashyapa. In art, he is depicted with green or red skin, red clothes, and riding a water buffalo. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual He holds a loop of rope in his left hand with which he pulls the soul from the corpse. A rope is a length of Fibers twisted or Braided together to improve strength for pulling and Connecting. He is the son of Surya (Sun) and twin brother of Yami, or Yamuna, traditionally the first human pair in the Vedas. In Hinduism, Surya ( Devanagari: सूर्य sūrya, lit "the Supreme Light" Malay: Suria; Thai: In Vedic beliefs Yamī is the First woman, along with her twin brother Yama. For the goddess of the river who is sometimes called Yamuna see Yami The Yamuna (Sanskrit यमुना He was also worshiped as a son of Vivasvat and Saranya. This article refers to the religious act For the album by Michael W In Hinduism, Surya ( Devanagari: सूर्य sūrya, lit "the Supreme Light" Malay: Suria; Thai: Saranyu ( Saraṇyū) or Saraniya is the wife of Surya, and a goddess of the dawn and the clouds in Hindu mythology, and is sometimes associated He is one of the Guardians of the directions and represents the south. The Guardians of the Directions ( Sanskrit Dikpāla s / दिक्पाल are the deities who rule the specific directions of space according to He is described as reporting to either Vishnu (the maintainer) or Shiva (the destroyer) from the Trimurti (Hinduism's triune Godhead). For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific Shiva:(pronunciation; Sanskrit: शिव Śiva, lit "Auspicious one" One of the Trimurtis Shiva is the supreme God in the Shaiva The Trimurti ( English: ‘three forms’ Sanskrit: trimūrti) is a concept in Hinduism "in which the cosmic functions of creation Three hymns (10, 14, and 135) in the Rig Veda Book 10 are addressed to him. The Rigveda ( Sanskrit sa ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, a compound of ṛc "praise verse" and veda "knowledge"

Yama is also the god of justice and is sometimes referred to as Dharma, in reference to his unswerving dedication to maintaining order and adherence to harmony. JUSTICE is a Human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. The Sanskrit term ( Devanāgarī: धर्म Pali transliteration dhamma) is an Indian spiritual and religious It is said that he is also one of the wisest of the devas. Deva (देव in Devanagari script pronounced as /'d̪evə/ is the Sanskrit word for "god Deity " In the Katha Upanishad, among the most famous Upanishads, Yama is portrayed as a teacher. The Kaṭha Upanishad is one of the older Mukhya "primary" Upanishads commented upon by Shankara. The Upanishads ( Devanagari: उपनिषद् IAST: upaniṣad also spelled "Upanisad" are Hindu scriptures that constitute the core teachings He is the father of Yudhisthira (also known as Dharmaraja), the oldest brother of the 5 Pandavas (Karna was born prior to Kunti's wedlock, so technically Karna is Yudhishthira's older brother) and is said to have incarnated as Vidura by some accounts in the Mahabharata period. In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira ( Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर yudhiṣṭhira) the eldest son of King In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, the Pandava (or Pandawa brothers ( Sanskrit: पाण्‍डव pāṇḍavaḥ are the five acknowledged sons of Vidura ( Sanskrit: विदुर vidūra) was half-brother to Dhritarashtra and Pandu.

Garuda Purana mentions Yama often. GARUDA is India's Grid Computing initiative connecting 17 cities across the country For other meanings see Purana (disambiguation. The Puranas ( Sanskrit: sa पुराण purāṇa, "of ancient times" His description is in 2. 5. 147-149: "There very soon among Death, Time, etc. he sees Yama with red eyes, looking fierce and dark like a heap of collyrium, with fierce jaws and frowning fiercely, chosen as their lord by many ugly, fierce-faced hundreds of diseases, possessing an iron rod in his hand and also a noose. The creature goes either to good or to bad state as directed by him. " In 2. 8. 28-29, ". . . the seven names of Yama, viz Yama, Dharma-raja, Mrtyu, Antaka, Vaivasvata, Kala, Sarva-pranahara. . . ". His wife is Syamala (3. 17. 4-5, 3. 29. 16, 24-25).

Subordination to Shiva and Vishnu

Yama, although one of the most powerful controllers, is still subordinate to the controllers Shiva and Vishnu only because they were gods before he became one. Shiva:(pronunciation; Sanskrit: शिव Śiva, lit "Auspicious one" One of the Trimurtis Shiva is the supreme God in the Shaiva For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific A story of Yama's subordinance to Shiva is well-illustrated in the story of Markandeya. Shiva:(pronunciation; Sanskrit: शिव Śiva, lit "Auspicious one" One of the Trimurtis Shiva is the supreme God in the Shaiva Markandeya ( Sanskrit: मार्कण्‍डेय is an ancient Rishi (sage from the Hindu tradition born in the clan of Brigu Rishi [1]

Yama is called Kala ("time"), while Shiva is called Mahakala ("greater time"). Mahakala is a Dharmapala ("protector of Dharma " in Vajrayana Buddhism ( Tibetan Buddhism and Japanese Shingon Buddhism [2]

Another story, found in the Bhagavata Purana, shows Yama's subordinance to Vishnu. The Bhagavata Purana (also known as Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, or simply Bhāgavatam) is one of the Puranic texts of Hindu literature For other meanings see Vishnu (disambiguation. Vishnu ( IAST viṣṇu Devanagari विष्णु (honorific The man Ajamila had committed many evil acts during his life such as stealing, abandoning his wife and children, and marrying a prostitute. Ajamila is a figure from the Puranas The story of Ajamila is taken from Bhagavata Purana Canto 6 In Criminal law, theft (also known as stealing or filching) is the illegal taking of another person's Property without that person's freely-given Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. At the moment of his death he involuntarily chanted the name of Narayana (the Sanskrit name for Vishnu) and achieved moksha, becoming saved from the messengers of Yama. Narayana ( Sanskrit: नारायण nārāyaṇa) or Narayan is an important Sanskrit name for Vishnu, and in many contemporary Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical In Indian religions, Moksha ( Sanskrit: sa मोक्ष mokṣa) or Mukti ( Sanskrit: sa मुक्ति literally "release" Although Ajamila had actually been thinking the name of his youngest son, Narayana's name has powerful effects, and thus Ajamila was released from his great sins. [3]

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Meid, W. | Llama, the animal Yama ( Sanskrit: यम also known as Yamarāja (यमराज in India Yanluowang (閻羅王 or simply Yan Hindu mythology is the large body of Mythology related to Hinduism, notably as contained in Sanskrit literature, such as the Sanskrit epics and Within Hinduism a large number of personalities or 'forms' are worshiped as Murtis. This is a List of Hindu deities. Note that according to Hindu mythology there are 340 million (including local and regional deities all of which cannot be listed The following is a list of articles on Hindu subjects Major topics Hinduism What is hindusm in reality This article is about the history of South Asia prior to the Partition of British India in 1947 Literature regarded as central to the Hindu literary tradition was predominantly composed in Sanskrit, Indeed much of the morphology and linguistic 1992. Die Germanische Religion im Zeugnis der Sprache. In Beck et al. , Germanische Religionsgeschichte – Quellen und Quellenprobleme, pp. 486-507. New York, de Gruyter.

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