# Yama (Buddhism)

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

**Wikidata**: [Q2089602](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2089602)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yama_(Buddhism))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/yama-buddhism


## References

1. Library of Congress
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. [Source](https://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/25423536)
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File