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Yama (Buddhism and Chinese mythology)
Yama is the name of the Buddhist god and judge of the dead, who presides over the Buddhist Narakas (PÄli: Nirayas), "Hells" or "Purgatories". Although ultimately based on the god Yama of the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Yama has developed different myths and different functions from the Hindu deity.
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