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Look up: Yama

  1. Yama
    In Hindu mythology, Yama is the god of the dead, who judges and punishes souls. He is represented as of a green colour, four-armed, clad in garments of fire, crowned and seated on a buffalo. He holds a mace and noose, and drags the souls of the condemned out of the bodies to the judgement-seat.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. Yama
    [n] - god of the Underworld
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Yama
    In Hindu mythology, god and judge of the dead. Believed to be the first person ever to die, he is portrayed in images riding on a black buffalo. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  4. YAMA
    YAMA: See: Caspase 3.
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  5. Yama
    Ya'ma noun [ Sanskrit yama a twin.] (Hindoo Myth.) The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green color, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his eyes inflamed, and sitting on a b ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/Y/1

  6. yama
    The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green colour, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffalo, with a ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. Yama
    noun Hindu god of death and lord of the underworld
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Yama
    `Yama` , also known as `YamarÄÂ?ja ` in India, `Yanluowang` or simply `Yan` (é–») in China, and `Enma Dai-ÅÅ’` in Japan, is the lord of death, first recorded in the Vedas. The name `Yanluo` is a shortened Chinese transliteration of the Sanskrit term Yama RÄÂ?jÄÂ?, or `King Yama`. `Enma Dai-ÅÅ’` is a further transliteration, meaning `Great King Yama`, where `Enma` means `Yama`, `Enma-ÅÅ’` means `Yama RÄÂ?jÄÂ?` and `Enma Dai-ÅÅ’` would be equivalent to `Yam...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yama

  9. Yama
    • (n.) The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green color, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffa...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Yama
    in Tibetan Buddhism, one of the eight fierce protective deities. See dharmapla.[2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/y/2

  11. Yama
    in the mythology of India, the lord of death. The Vedas describe him as the first man who died, blazing the path of mortality down which all men ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/y/2

  12. yama
    (Sanskrit: `restraint`), in the Yoga system of Indian philosophy, first of the eight stages intended to lead the aspirant to samdhi, or state of ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/y/2

  13. Yama
    Yama is a Japanese girl name. The meaning of the name is `Mounta In ` The name Yama doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Yama seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Yam

  14. Yama
    (Skr.) Restraint, particularly moral restraint as the first condition for attaining the object of Yoga (q.v.), including ahimsa (q.v.) and brahmacarya (q.v.), relinguishing theft and desire for gratuities. -- K.F.L.
    Found on http://www.ditext.com/runes/y.html


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