Yama

The Hindu god of death, also the five Hindu moral commandments

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Yama: (Sanskrit) "The restrainer."

Hindu God of death; oversees the processes of death transition, guiding the soul out of its present physical body.

See: death.

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He is a Lokapala and an Aditya. In art, he is depicted with green or red skin, red clothes, and riding a buffalo. He holds a loop of rope in his left hand with which he pulls the soul from the corpse. He is the son of Surya (Sun) and twin brother of Yami, or Yamuna, traditionally the first human pair in the Vedas. He was also worshiped as a son of Vivasvat and Saranya. He is one of the Ashta-Dikpalas and represents the south. He reports to Lord Shiva the Destroyer, an aspect of Trimurti (Hinduism's triune Godhead). Three hymns (10, 14, and 3 ...

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Yama - the god of death

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yamas:

yamas - the five moral commandments

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yama:

yama. Control of inner senses.

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Yama: Moral precepts that have universal application. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali defined five yamas of moral conduct. They are: nonviolence, truth and honesty; not stealing, moderation and non-possessiveness.

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yama:

yama (yaama). Three-hour period.

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Yama:

Yama. God of Death; death personified.

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Yama:

Yama. God of Death, also known as Dharmaraja. Self-control of thoughts and actions.

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YAMA: First step in Raja Yoga; Eternal vows - non-violence, truthfulness, etc.

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Yama: abstention from evil-doing

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Yama: the Hindu god of death

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yama:

god of death; ruler of the realm of the dead the 'Land of the fathers': he was the first man to die and therefore the welcomer of others to his realm

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YAMA: self-restraint

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Yamas: yogic attitudes

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Yama: first step in raja yoga; eternal vows -  non-violence, truthfulness, etc.

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YAMA

Lord of the Underworld, our first father and the angel of our death. Yama is the Hindu equivalent of Pluto, the guardian of Hell. But along with the dreaded Yama is the even more intimidating Yamataka, Yama's destroyer who is both a bodhisattva and an aspect of Shiva. He is black, has many heads, eyes, legs and arms bearing mystic implements and human skulls. He is engaged in intercourse with a female bodhisattva, a concubine/succubus. Another of his names is Varja-Bhairava ("Terrible Lightning") and he is the protective God of the Tibetan temple of Gelugpa.

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Yama:

Yama: ... non-violence, honesty, celibacy and non-acceptance of gifts. Baba says, "This is the meaning usually given to this word. But I would say that Yama is really the giving up of attachment to the body and the senses." (SSS-IV)

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Yama: The Lord of Death, controller of who dies and what happens to them after death.

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In a related usage, a yama is a "restraint" or rule for living virtuously. Ten yamas are codified in numerous scriptures, including the Shandilya and Varaha Upanishads, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Gorakshanatha, and the Tirumantiram of Tirumular. Patanjali lists five yamas in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The ten traditional yamas are: Ahimsa: abstinence from injury, harmlessness, the not causing of pain to any living creature in thought, word, or deed at any time. This is the "main" Yama. The other n ...

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