| LC control no. | n 2018245504 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Yama (Hindu deity) |
| Variant(s) | Ematarman̲ (Hindu deity) Yamarāja (Hindu deity) Dharmaraja (Hindu deity) Pretaraja (Hindu deity) |
| Place of birth | India |
| Found in | Encyclopedia of Hindu deities, demigods, godlings, demons and heroes: vol. 1 page 677 (Yama aka Dharmaraja; lord of death) Website of Ancient History Encyclopedia, viewed on October 29, 2018 (Yama is the Hindu god of death, king of ancestors, and final judge on the destination of souls. He is also known as the Restrainer, Pretaraja or 'King of Ghosts', Dharmaraja or 'King of Justice', and as Daksinasapati is considered the regent of the South Quarter) Wikipedia, viewed on October 11, 2018 (Yamarāja is a god of death, the south direction, and the underworld, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deities. In Sanskrit, his name can be interpreted to mean "twin". In the Zend-Avesta of Zoroastrianism, he is called "Yima") Tamil̲akattil Ematarman̲ val̲ipāṭu, 2016. Malamoud, C. Le jumeau solaire, c2002. Eliad encyc. rel. Encyc. of gods. |
| Invalid LCCN | sh2004005620 |
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