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Yama Dharmaraja Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thiruchitrambalam in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is dedicated to Yama.
Yama Dharmaraja, in Vaishnavism, is recognized as the god of death and an authority on religious principles. He is esteemed as the best among those knowledgeable in dharma and is tasked with revealing the reasons behind a king's sins and their consequences in the afterlife.
In Tibetan Buddhism Yama occurs in the form of Yama Dharmaraja, also known as Kalarupa, [9] [10] Shinje or Shin Je Cho Gyal (Tibetan: གཤིན་རྗེ་, Gshin.rje). [9] [11] He is both regarded with horror as the prime mover of the cycle of death and rebirth and revered as a guardian of spiritual practice.
Yama, in the mythology of India, the god of the dead. The Vedas describe him as the first man who died, blazing the path of mortality down which all humans have since followed. He is the guardian of the south (the region of death) and presides over the resting place of the dead, which is located.
Yama Dharmaraja Temple is a Hindu temple located at Thiruchitrambalam in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is one of the few temples dedicated to Yama, the god of death.
Jul 2, 2020 · Lord Yama is the god of death, and it is his duty to remove our life during the time of our death. Lord Yama is a Vedic god, and whoever performs the fire sacrifices, and chants his mantra, he receives the oblations from the fire sacrifices, and used to bless them.
Yama Dharmaraja is a Tantric Buddhist - wisdom deity - protector of the Method Class (father) of Anuttaryoga Tantra specifically used by those engaged in the practices of the Vajrabhairava Tantra.
