page_title: Mrtyu
hierarchical_section_title: Mrtyu
context_page_description: Mṛtyu, is a Sanskrit word meaning Death. Mṛtyu or Death is often personified as the demigods Mara and Yama in Dharmic religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
  Mara, the goddess of death according to Hindu mythology.
  Mṛtyu-māra as death in Buddhism or Māra, a "demon" of the Buddhist cosmology, the personification of Temptation.
  Yama is the lord of death in Hinduism and Buddhism.
  Yama in Hinduism.
  Yama in Buddhism.
context_section_description: Mṛtyu (from Vedic Sanskrit: मृत्यु  IAST:mRtyu ; Latin cognate mortis), is a Sanskrit word meaning Death. Mṛtyu or Death is often personified as the demigods Mara (मर) and Yama (यम) in Dharmic religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.
  Mara (Hindu goddess), the goddess of death according to Hindu mythology.
  Mṛtyu-māra as death in Buddhism or Māra, a "demon" of the Buddhist cosmology, the personification of Temptation.
  Yama (Sanskrit: यम) is the lord of death in Hinduism and Buddhism.
  Yama in Hinduism.
  Yama in Buddhism.
caption: Yama's Court.
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