Dharmaraja refers to several things in Hinduism and Buddhism: *Dharmaraja, a name of

Yama Yama (), also known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Naraka. He is often identified with Dharmadeva, the personification of ''Dharm ...

* Dharmaraja, the Hindu god of justice and the spiritual father of Yudhishthira *Dharmaraj, a name of

Yudhishthira Yudhishthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, ud̪ʱiʂʈʰiɾᵊ IAST: ''Yudhiṣṭhira''), also known as Dharmaputra, is the eldest among the five Pandavas, and is also one of the central characters of the ancient Indian epic ''Ma ...

in the ''Mahabharata'' *

Dharmathakur Dharmathakur (also called, Dharmaraj or simply Dharma) is a Hindu deities, Hindu deity of death and justice, worshipped by villagers in the traditional Rarh region in the present day Indian state of West Bengal as one of their special village go ...

or Dharmaraja, a Hindu deity of death and justice, a form of Shiva *

Dharmaraja (Buddhism) Dharmaraja is the title of a Buddha, often mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures. For example, in the "Simile and Parable" (third) chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Shakyamuni says, "I am the Dharma King, free to do as I will with the Dharma. To bring p ...

, the title of a Buddha, often mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures *Dharmaraja or Kalarupa, a wrathful

dharmapala A ''dharmapāla'' is a type of wrathful god in Buddhism. The name means "''dharma'' protector" in Sanskrit, and the ''dharmapālas'' are also known as the Defenders of the Justice (Dharma), or the Guardians of the Law. There are two kinds of ...

and possibly an emanation of

Manjusri Manjushri () is a ''bodhisattva'' who represents ''Prajñā (Buddhism), prajñā'' (transcendent wisdom) of the Buddhas in Mahāyāna Buddhism. The name "Mañjuśrī" is a combination of Sanskrit word "wikt:%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0 ...

*Dharmaraja, the original Sanskrit term for

Chogyal The Chogyal ("Dharma Kings", ) were the monarchs of the former Kingdom of Sikkim, which belonged to the Namgyal dynasty, . The Chogyal was the absolute monarch of Sikkim from 1642 to 1973, and the constitutional monarch from 1973 to 1975, wh ...

, which may refer to a righteous ruler of Sikkim or Bhutan, or a higher-ranking monk in Tibetan Buddhism ; Films * ''Dharma Raja'' (film), a 1980 Indian Tamil film directed by M. A. Thirumugam ; People *

Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma (1724–17 February 1798) often referred to as Rama Varma I or Dharma Raja, was the Maharajah of Travancore from 1758 until his death in 1798. He succeeded his uncle Marthanda Varma, who is credited with the title o ...

, the Maharajah of Travancore from 1758 to 1798 * Dharmarāja Adhvarin, 17th-century Indian philosopher * Dharmaraj Cheralathan, Indian Kabaddi player * Dharmaraj Rasalam, Church of South India bishop *

Dharmaraj Ravanan Dharmaraj Ravanan (born 27 July 1987) is an Indian professional football player who plays as a defender. He most recently appeared with I-League club Real Kashmir. Career Ravanan started his professional career at Dempo S.C., coach Armando ...

, Indian footballer * Dharamraj Singh, Indian politician * Dharmaraju Patsamatla, Indian politician ; Places *

Dharmaraja College Dharmaraja College (), founded in 1887, is a boys' school in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist school with around 300+ teaching staff and over 4,000+ students. A land area of is owned by the school spreading over half of the Dharmaraja hill ...

, in Sri Lanka *

Dharmaraja Ratha Dharmaraja Ratha is a monument in the Pancha Rathas complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is an example of monolithic architecture, monolith Ind ...

, Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India

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