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The Buddhist deity Yama Antarasiddhi
The Buddhist deity Yama Antarasiddhi

The Buddhist deity Yama Antarasiddhi

Place of OriginTibet
Date1700-1800
MaterialsColors on cotton
DimensionsH. 25 1/2 in x W. 16 1/4 in, H. 64.8 cm x W. 41.3 cm (image); H. 54 in x W. 28 in , H. 137.2 cm x W. 71.1 cm (overall)
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60D39
DepartmentHimalayan Art
ClassificationsPainting
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Yama Antarasiddhi is a form of the Lord of Hell developed in the Himalayas. Trained meditators visualize him in order to confront the psychological forces that he represents, in this case, the terror of death itself. Why? If the Lord of Death is faced with equanimity—a state fostered by the meditation— then liberation from all reincarnation and its consequent suffering takes place.