A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Yama is the underworld god who guidelines hell and judges the lifeless.
A Hindu spiritual textual content, the Vishnu Purana, says that Yama is the son of the sun-god Surya; Yama and his sister Yami (‘purpose’) are the primary mortals. Yama additionally has a brother, Sraddhadeva Manu (the 7th Manu), the progenitor of the present humanity (of all of the 14 Manus).
14th-century Chinese language Yuan dynasty portrait of King Yama. Considered one of a collection of work of the “Ten Kings of Hell” by Lu Xinzhong. A group of Nara Nationwide Museum (Necessary Cultural Property of Japan). Picture credit score: ColBase – CC BY 4.0
In response to Hinduism and Buddhist traditions, Yama can also be one of many lokapalas (“Guardians of Eight Instructions”) who rule the instructions of the seen world.
God Yama is the ruler of Diyu, a horrible hell. Legend has it that earlier than Yama grew to become the lord of the lifeless, he walked around the globe and skilled many adventures.
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