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.
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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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