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(New page: '''Yama''' (Skt. Yama) or '''Yamaraja''' (Skt. Yamarāja; Wyl. ''gshin rje'', ''chos rgyal''), the 'Lord of Death'. *King of the hell realms. *In the ''Bardo Thödrol'' ...) |
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Revision as of 17:02, 14 September 2008
Yama (Skt. Yama) or Yamaraja (Skt. Yamarāja; Wyl. gshin rje, chos rgyal), the 'Lord of Death'.
- King of the hell realms.
- In the Bardo Thödrol teachings, Yama presides over the judgment of the dead.
- He is also considered to be a Dharma protector (especially in the Gelugpa school), named Dharmaraja, who has outer, inner and secret manifestations.