(or Emma-ten) In Japanese Buddhism, → Yama in his capacity as King of Hell. He rides on a water-buffalo, and bears aloft a standard with a human head. He may also be depicted as a stern judge holding a tablet or a book in which he enters the sins...

Enma (閻魔, Enma?) is the Japanese name for Yama, the ruler of the underworld in Buddhist mythology. He is often referred to as "Great King Enma" (閻魔大王, Enma-daiō?). In both ancient and modern times, Enma is portrayed as a large man with a...