Yama (disambiguation)

Yama is the lord of death in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.

  • Yama (Hinduism), in the context of Vedic mythology and Hinduism
  • Yama (East Asia), in the context of East Asian mythology and Buddhism

Yama may also refer to:

Places

People with the surname

  • Mihoko Yama (山 三保子, born 1949), Japanese high jumper

Other uses

  • Yamas, codes of conduct described in various Hindu scriptures
  • Yama (album), a 1979 album by Art Farmer with Joe Henderson
  • Yamá, a trade language used by some Native American tribes around the Gulf of Mexico
  • Gul Ahmmad Yama, a candidate in Afghanistan's 2009 Presidential elections
  • Yama, the Japanese word for mountain
  • Yama security module, a security module for the Linux kernel
  • Yamamotoyama Ryūta, also known simple as Yama, heaviest Japanese person and sumo wrestler

See also

  • Yamma (disambiguation)
  • Yamna (disambiguation)
  • Yam (disambiguation)
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