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夜摩
Hiragana
やま
Proper noun
Hinduism
abbreviation
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Japanese Meaning
ヒンドゥー教における死の神ヤマ、また仏教における閻魔・夜摩天などを指す固有名詞。 / 仏教で六欲天の一つ「夜摩天」を略していう語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
しんだ人のせかいをおさめるかみのなまえで、じごくのぬしとされるかみ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
印度教的阎摩，死亡之神。 / 佛教的阎罗王（阎魔），地狱（奈落）之主。 / “夜摩天”的简称。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（印度教）閻摩，死亡之神 / （佛教）夜摩天的簡稱 / （佛教）閻羅王（地獄的主宰）
Korean Meaning
(힌두교) 야마, 죽음의 신 / (불교) 야마(夜摩)·야마천의 약칭; 지옥(나라카)을 다스리는 왕
Vietnamese Meaning
(Ấn Độ giáo) Yama, thần chết / (Phật giáo) Viết tắt của “夜摩天”; Yama, vua cai quản địa ngục Naraka
Tagalog Meaning
si Yama, diyos ng kamatayan sa Hinduismo / (Budismo) pinaikling anyo ng Yamaten; si Yama, pinuno ng Naraka/impiyerno
Sense（1）
(Hinduism) Yama, the Hindu god of death
Sense（2）
(Buddhism) Short for 夜摩天 (Yamaten): Yama, the Buddhist ruler of 奈落 (Naraku, “Naraka, hell”)
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（ hiragana ）
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(Hinduism) Yama, the Hindu god of death / (Buddhism) Short for 夜摩天 (Yamaten): Yama, the Buddhist ruler of 奈落 (Naraku, “Naraka, hell”)
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夜摩
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In Hinduism, Yama is considered the god who judges the souls of the dead.
In Hinduism, Yama is considered the god who judges the souls of the dead.
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ヒンズー教では、夜摩は死者の魂を裁く神とされています。
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