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  This article is about the deity Yama in the Hindu tradition. For the deity in the Buddhist tradition see   Yama (East Asia) Yama God of Death,  Dharma  and Justice Yamaraj riding on his mount, buffalo Other names Dharmaraja, Yamraja Devanagri यम Affiliation Lokapala ,  Deva ,  Gana Abode Naraka (Yamaloka) Planet Pluto [1] Mantra Om   Surya  puthraya Vidhmahe  MahaKalaya  Dheemahi Thanno Yama Prachodayath   [note 1] [2] Weapon Danda ,  Noose  and  Mace Mount Buffalo Personal information Parents Surya  (father) Sandhya  (mother) Siblings Yami ,  Ashvins ,  Shraddhadeva Manu ,  Revanta ,  Shani ,  Tapati  and  Bhadra Consort Dhumorna, Urmila or Syamala [4] [note 2] Children Katila, Shobhavati, Sunita and Yamakumara Yudhishthira  (spiritual son) [3] Equivalents Greek equivalent Hades Roman equivalent Remus [9] ,  Dis Pater [10] Norse equivalent Ymir [11] [12] [13] In  Hinduism ,  Yama  ( Sanskrit :  यम: ) or  Yamaraja  is a  Rigvedic deity [14] . He is the lord of death and  justice [15]