India Death_(personification)

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yama, hindu lord of death, presiding on court in hell


the sanskrit word death mrityu (cognate latin mors , polish śmierć), personified in dharmic religions.


in hindu scriptures, lord of death called king yama (यम राज, yama rājā). known king of karmic justice (dharmaraja) 1 s karma @ death considered lead rebirth. (yudhishthira, eldest of pandavas , personification of justice, born through kunti s prayers yama.) yama rides black buffalo , carries rope lasso carry soul home, called naraka, pathalloka, or yamaloka. there many forms of reapers, although there 1 disguises himself small child. agents, yamadutas, carry souls yamalok. there, accounts of person s , bad deeds stored , maintained chitragupta. balance of these deeds allows yama decide soul has reside in next life, following theory of reincarnation. yama mentioned in mahabharata great philosopher , devotee of supreme brahman.


buddhist scriptures mention mara, in similar way.







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