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Yama (Buddhism)

a Buddhist dharmapala (wrathful god) said to judge the dead, preside over the Narakas (Hells) and the cycle of afterlife saṃsāra
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Yama (Buddhism)

Summary

Yama (Buddhism) is a Deva[1]. Yama (Buddhism) has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Yama (Buddhism) is recorded as male[3].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s instance of is recorded as Deva[4].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s Commons category is recorded as Yama (Buddhism)[5].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[6].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '閻羅王'}[7].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '阎罗王'}[8].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '閻魔王'}[9].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '염라왕'}[10].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'यम'}[11].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pi', 'text': '𑀬𑀫'}[12].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s domain of saint or deity is recorded as Naraka[13].
  • Yama (Buddhism)'s domain of saint or deity is recorded as Samsara[14].

Why It Matters

Yama (Buddhism) has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Yama (Buddhism) is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Described by source → Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.
    Domain of saint or deity → Naraka, Samsara
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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