Yamaraja
E218795
Yamaraja is the Hindu god of death and justice, who judges the souls of the dead and presides over the afterlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamaraja canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1961274 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yamaraja Context triple: [Yama, otherName, Yamaraja]
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A.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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B.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
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C.
Izanagi
Izanagi is a central creator deity in Japanese mythology and Shinto tradition, known for forming the islands of Japan and fathering many kami, including the sun goddess Amaterasu.
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D.
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto is a major storm and sea deity in Japanese mythology, known from the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki for his tumultuous behavior, exile from heaven, and slaying of the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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E.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yamaraja Target entity description: Yamaraja is the Hindu god of death and justice, who judges the souls of the dead and presides over the afterlife.
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A.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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B.
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto
Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a Shinto goddess associated with the rising sun and weaving, revered as a divine maiden linked to the sun deity Amaterasu.
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C.
Izanagi
Izanagi is a central creator deity in Japanese mythology and Shinto tradition, known for forming the islands of Japan and fathering many kami, including the sun goddess Amaterasu.
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D.
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto
Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto is a major storm and sea deity in Japanese mythology, known from the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki for his tumultuous behavior, exile from heaven, and slaying of the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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E.
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
god of death ⓘ god of justice ⓘ |
| abode |
Naraka
ⓘ
Yamaloka ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
death
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ justice ⓘ karma ⓘ punishment ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ |
| command | Yamadutas ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
guardian of the southern direction
ⓘ
regulator of life and death ⓘ |
| culture | Indian mythology ⓘ |
| direction | south ⓘ |
| domain |
Naraka
ⓘ
afterlife ⓘ |
| family |
son of Sanjna
ⓘ
son of Surya ⓘ |
| function |
assigns souls to appropriate realms
ⓘ
judges souls of the dead ⓘ maintains moral order ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted holding a noose
ⓘ
depicted riding a buffalo ⓘ depicted with crown ⓘ depicted with dark complexion ⓘ |
| mount | buffalo ⓘ |
| otherName |
Dharmaraja
ⓘ
linked to:
Dharma-raja
Kala ⓘ Yama ⓘ |
| oversees | Chitragupta ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
god of death
ⓘ
judge of the dead ⓘ lord of the afterlife ⓘ upholder of dharma ⓘ |
| scriptureMention |
Mahabharata
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ |
| sibling |
Manu
ⓘ
Shani ⓘ Yami ⓘ |
| title |
Dharmaraja
ⓘ
linked to:
Dharma-raja
King of Justice ⓘ Lord of Death ⓘ |
| tradition |
Puranic tradition
ⓘ
Vedic tradition ⓘ |
| vehicle | buffalo ⓘ |
| weapon |
noose
ⓘ
staff ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yamaraja Description of subject: Yamaraja is the Hindu god of death and justice, who judges the souls of the dead and presides over the afterlife.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.