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 (Buddhist deity)
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10 works
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The trial of soul after death in the court of Yama. Chromolithograph.
Reference: 26690i
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Yama, Buddhist god of death, with the head of a buffalo bedecked with skulls and flames, stands on a bull crushing a man lying on his back. Distemper painting.
Reference: 45160i
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Attributes of Yama Dharmarāja (Yama Dam-can Chos-kyi rGyal-po) in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
Reference: 47063iPart of: Fifteen banners from a Tibetan Protector chapel.- Pictures
Page 6: court of Yama, judgement and punishment. Watercolour drawing.
Reference: 26976i
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Yama holding the wheel of life. Distemper painting.
Reference: 45161i