yāmāPersonSeeded
11
discourses
Yāmā
name of a group of deities; deities who are with restraint
- AN 6.10 Mahānāma sutta - With Mahānāma
- AN 8.35 Dānūpapatti sutta - Rebirth on Account of Giving
- AN 8.36 Puññakiriyavatthu sutta - Bases for Making Merit
- AN 11.11 Paṭhama mahānāma sutta - With Mahānāma (First)
- DN 33 Saṅgīti sutta - Reciting in Concert
- MN 31 Cūḷagosiṅga sutta - The Lesser Discourse in Gosiṅga
- SN 56.11 Dhammacakkappavattana sutta - Setting in Motion of the Wheel of Dhamma
King Yama
lord of the underworld, who acts as a moral examiner and questions the recently deceased about their failure to heed the divine messengers—aging, illness, and death. He reminds beings that they alone are responsible for their past deeds
watch
one eighth of the day; about three hours