File:Yama.jpg
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Yama, the Lord of Death, is revered in Tibet as a guardian of spiritual practice, and was likely revered even before the conversion of Tibet from Bön to 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.
Original source en:Image:102 0812.jpg. This image was taken at the Tibet display at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. License description below.
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I release my image from English Wikipedia to the Wikipedia Commons. Ancheta Wis 17:50, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
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| current | 07:21, 8 January 2018 | | 768 × 1,024 (612 KB) | GeoTrinity (talk | contribs) | Colors and contrast enhanced |
| 17:36, 15 April 2006 |  | 768 × 1,024 (213 KB) | Dom (talk | contribs) | Yama, the Lord of Death, is revered in Tibet as a guardian of spiritual practice, and was likely revered even before the conversion of Tibet from Bön to Buddhism in the 7th century. The idol is wood, painted, over 4 feet high. Human skull |
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