God · Hindu
Yama
Yama, a god of the Hindu world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.
Tradition: hinduism
Documented identifications
| Link | Who said so | Note |
|---|---|---|
| shares descent with Yima | Proto-Indo-Iranian *Yemo, the primordial twin | Vedic Yama, first of the dead, and Avestan Yima descend from the twin of the creation myth. |
| adopted as Enmaten | Japanese Twelve Devas, early Heian period | Yama, lord of the dead, became Enmaten among the Twelve Devas. |
| adopted as Yanluo | Chinese Buddhism; ten-kings tradition from the Tang dynasty | Yanluo Wang is a transcription of Yama Raja, King Yama, judge of the dead in Chinese belief. |