File:Yama the Lord of Death.jpg

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English: Yama_1 en:Field Museum of Natural History

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Yama, the Lord of Death, is revered in en:Tibet as a guardian of spiritual practice, and was likely revered even before the conversion of Tibet from en:Bön to en:Buddhism in the 7th century. The idol is wood, painted, over 4 feet high. Human skulls and heads festoon the crown and necklace of Yama.
Date 6 March 2005 (original upload date)
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Author The original uploader was Ancheta Wis at English Wikipedia.

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  • 2005-03-06 06:06 Ancheta Wis 1728×2304×8 (952530 bytes) Yama_1 [[Field Museum of Natural History]]

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09:15, 12 March 2008 User:File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) 1,728×2,304 930 KB <span class="comment">( {{BotMoveToCommons|en.wikipedia}} {{Information |Description={{en|Yama_1 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Museum_of_Natural_History" class="extiw" title="en:Field_Museum_of_Natural_History">en:Field Museum of Natural History</a> Closeup. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yama_%28Buddhism_and_Chinese_mythology%29" class="extiw" title="en:Yama_(Buddhism_and_Chinese_mythology)">Yama</a>, the Lord of Death, is revered in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet" class="extiw" title="en:Tibet">en:Tibet</a> as a guardian of spiritual prac)</span>

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