Statue of the god Yama Dharmaraja

Tibet, 19th century 

Cast bronze

H: 10.5 cm

O 1275

Gift of Vladimír Piskáček, 1999.

Yama is the emanation of the bodhisattva of wisdom, Manjushri, but in a menacing form. He is known as the god of death and master of the various hells. Here he has a water buffalo head and hair bristled in the shape of flames.