Since ancient times, the concept of hell has existed in many civilizations, and the idea of a terrible punishment after death for lifelong evildoers has long existed. Similarly, for a long time, most people were terrified by the fear of the terrible, long-lasting punishment after death. We all know that there are eighteen layers of hell, and we also know that there are ten halls of Yama kings, so do you know what the names of the ten halls of Yama are? What do they do?
A palace of King Qin Guang
Original name: Jiang Ziwen
诞辰: February First Month
Leader: Life and death in the world
Mythological image: leopard-eyed lion-nosed, long beard, wearing a square crown, and holding a wat on his chest in his right hand
King Qin Guang, as the ruler of hell, ruled over the other nine Yamas. Each Yama administers its own court (underworld) and judges souls according to their crimes. This position was once held by King Yama, who was later demoted to the Five Hells for being too merciful. Here each soul is brought to a mirror called the "Mirror of Iniquity", which shows a reflection of human sins and is pronounced on the basis of what is seen.
As the ruler of hell, King Qin Guang judged the souls of his subordinates. Distinguishing between good and evil through a rigorous evaluation of past actions, the good would cross a golden or silver bridge to the fairy realm, while the wicked would be dragged to the mirror of evil to confirm their sins. After the evil is confirmed, the imp will also take the evil person to another court to be punished accordingly. Please note that King Qin Guang's Hell does not perform any punishment, and the task is only to distinguish between good and evil.
The second hall of the king of Chujiang
Original name: 厉Wen
Birthday: The first day of the third month
Master: Living Hell
Mythological image: short-faced, wide-mouthed, crowned, robe-dressed, and holding a wat in his left hand
As the Yama of the second hall, the king of Chujiang judged the soul sent by the king of Qin Guang. In previous lives, these souls would commit crimes of the following natures: deceiving the public, scorning the law, abusing their power to take advantage of others, swearing, plotting to seize other people's land and property, abducting and selling children, forcing good people into prostitution, forming criminal gangs, drug trafficking, stealing, gambling and extortion, illegal marriage, counterfeiting, selling counterfeit medicines, disturbing order, endangering health, etc.
Depending on the severity of the crime they have committed, the soul will experience one, many, or all of the 16 sub-hells within the Second Temple. If they "die" in the process, or lose a limb, for example, the soul will be "repaired" or "resurrected" again. Some methods of torture include being thrown into a dung pit and drowning, being thrown into a pool of blood and drowning, being naked in the bitter cold, and being torn apart by hungry animals. Robbers and violent elements were pushed into the volcano and burned alive. Corrupt officials, thieves, and gamblers were thrown into icy caves and subjected to freezing.
The third palace of the Song Emperor
Original name: Yu Yu
诞辰: February First Eight
Boss: Black Rope Hell
Mythological image: staring at the eyebrows, holding the wat with both hands on the chest
It is located in the southeast under the Vojo Stone, which in turn is located at the bottom of the sea. It is said that the three halls stretch for more than 8,000 miles, and there are 16 "sub" hells. As the Yama of the Three Temples, the Song Emperor would experience the punishment of different sub-hells depending on the severity of the sins committed by the soul. Each of the 16 sub-hells is named after the torture method used inside. For example: rib piercing, copper and iron shaving face, fat scraping, eye gouging, shoveling skin and foot cutting, pulling hand and foot armor, hanging upside down, knee blowing, heart, etc.
In the Black Rope Hell, the ungrateful, the impudent, and the escaped are punished heart-rending by happy little devils. Nearby, drug addicts, drug dealers, tomb robbers, and instigators were locked to red-hot copper pillars and roasted alive. It is worth noting that the hot pillar punishment known as "cannon branding" is a legendary punishment that has appeared in many old movies, especially in the god list, although it is not clear who inspired whom.
The king of the four halls and five senses
Original name: 吕岱
Birthday: February 18
Boss: Specializes in the hell of the blood pool
Mythological image: frowning and glaring, with long mane with ears and ears, wearing a square crown and a robe, holding a rosary in front of the knee in the left hand and a wat in the right hand
This hell is for tax evaders, counterfeit drug sellers, cheaters, bullies, liars, and those who don't take care of them or the poor and the elderly. Judging by his punishment, the Lord of the Five Senses seems to be the patron saint of all tax officers and business investors. There's a huge mortar with spiky pestles in it that smashes tax evaders and business crooks to pieces. In addition to the mortar and pestle, there is also a huge grinding stone to be feared. This device is reserved for those who are not filial to their parents or do not respect their siblings.
Tears of fire flowed from his eyes and burned himself. The hell guards cut off the eye sockets of sinners, hooked them with iron hooks, and tore their butts with hot iron vises. The scorching liquefied paraffin is injected into the body, while the flame burns outside the body. The heat inside and out was unbearable, and the torture was indescribable. It takes countless years to be washed away. If the person is later reincarnated as a human, he usually suffers from digestive tract diseases. It can also be dry, dull, and dehydrated.
King of the Five Palaces of Yama
Original name: Bao Zheng
诞辰: New Year's First Eight
Master: Call the Great Hell
Mythological image: white face, wearing a crown on his head, hanging incense bags on both sides to protect his ears, wearing a ruffled lapel wide-sleeved robe, boots on both feet, holding wat in front of his chest with both hands, sitting upright
The former residence in a hall, because of mercy to death, repeatedly released the sun and stretched the snow, and lowered this hall. Those who murder others for money, murder, theft, misbehaving, and drugs, usurers, whether legal or otherwise, suffer the same fate. The suffering here is worse than the hell that preceded it. The offender who suffered this punishment could not stop crying loudly. Hence the origin of the name of this hell.
Most of the people who come here have already been to the aforementioned hell and have suffered for a long time. Those who clear their karma will be allowed to reincarnate. Those with heavier karma are sent to other hells to clear their karma after ascending the pagoda. There are also 16 sub-hells, all of which are named after the torture methods used in them. For example, the small hell of the heart that kills life, and the small hell of the heart for fame and fortune, deception, and temptation of the public.
The king of Bian Cheng of the Six Palaces
Original name: Bi Yuanbin
Birthday: The eighth day of the third month
Master: Shout out to hell
Mythological image: eyebrows and mouth, helmet on the head, lead armor, girdle, leather boots, hands arched in front of the chest
King Bian Cheng is very similar to the legendary Yan Wangye, his eyebrows are raised, his mouth is raised, he wears a battle helmet on his head, lead armor, a belt around his waist, and leather boots on his legs, arched. With his hands on his chest, he is the image of a powerful general. King Bian Cheng ruled the Great Hell and the City of the Dead, and set up sixteen small hells. Every time it is tortured, the ghosts scream loudly in pure pain, and for this reason, it is known as the Great Hell of Screaming.
Here, the punishment for erroneous speech, such as lying, is more severe, and the punishment lasts longer than in other hells. Those who misuse books, break the law, or waste food are punished here. As for the liars, the swearers, the kidnappers, they are nailed to the knife tree of hell. Anyone who rebelled and was impolite, who complained about the heavens and the earth, who wept and wept in the north, was sent to this prison. Therefore, the torture is commensurate with their crimes, and their suffering is even more severe.
King Taishan of the Seven Palaces
Original name: Dong He
Birthday: February 27
Boss: Angry Hell
Mythological image: flat nose and concave face, wearing a square crown on his head, holding a wat in his arms
He is in charge of the Great Hell of Fire and Heat, which is reserved for those who commit the aforementioned sins, such as murder, stealing, improper thoughts and deeds, drunkenness, and dishonest speech, without a trace of remorse. These people will be escorted to this hell when they die. The suffering in this hell is much harsher than before, because the flames burning in this hell are endless. The Qing Karma has spent three hundred lifetimes in the hungry ghost realm and two hundred lifetimes in the animal kingdom.
This hell is surrounded by fire and fire, and in this hell, the sinner's entire body will be completely burned and subjected to immersion-type suffering, from birth to death, from death to birth. Arsonists, liars, terrorists and traitors were introduced into the shredder. The tongues of liars, rumor-mongers, and gossip gossips will be slowly pulled out and cut out by imps. Next to them, rapists, conspirators and those who deliberately cause the death of others are fried in oil.
Eight Stores City King
Original name: Huang Zhongyuan
诞辰: April First Ichi
Boss: The Great Heat, the Great Annoyance, the Great Hell
Mythological image: white skin, holding wat in both hands
Anyone who is unfilial in the world and makes his parents and aunts depressed and troubled will be thrown into this prison. Then he was handed over to the small prisons for additional punishment, and he suffered so much that he was handed over to the ninth temple, and he was changed into a beast forever. The torment and suffering inflicted in this hell is never-ending, and hell is everywhere from the ground to the sky, constantly burning. Those who are in this hell have been burned countless times. They bathe in boiling blood until they die, and then rise again in the same hell.
After their karma is cleared, they fall into the realm of animals, where they endure thirst and hunger, and even eat each other. After experiencing such endless suffering in life, it is also difficult to become human again. There are sinners who are tied to shelves, their abdomen split, and those who harm others for the sake of profit are cut into pieces. Those who cause "trouble" to their parents and families, or who cheat on exams, are likewise punished with a split belly.
King of the Nine Palaces
Original name: Lu You
Birthday: The eighth day of the fourth month
Boss: Nose Hell
Mythological image: The image of an old man, with a long mane, wearing a square crown, wearing a long robe, holding his hands in his sleeves and holding a flute board in his arms
The King of Equality rules over the greatest hell, the hell of endless suffering, in which suffering is worse than before. Those who kill their parents and commit more serious evil deeds because of greed, anger, and ignorance will be sent to Abi hell. This hell is arranged in layers of punishment halls with fire on all sides. In addition to being burned, they will be sent to an icy place, where the cold wind blows on them like knives.
Under mortal law, criminals serving their sentences are considered redeemed. Here, however, robbers, murderers, rapists, etc., continue to be punished with stripping and mutilation. Even those who do not have a criminal sentence will suffer heavy penalties here. Criminals have committed the worst things when they are alive, so they are subjected to the most severe torture here. The indescribable pain is indescribable. Wait until the karma is completely cleared, which will be an immeasurable amount of time, and only then can you leave here.
The reincarnation king of the ten halls
Original name: Xue Li
诞辰:四月十七
Leader: Each hall solves the ghosts, distinguishes good and evil, approves the level, and sends the four continents to reincarnate
Mythological image: with a short beard on his face, he holds a wat in both hands
The punishment of hell officially ends at the Last Tribunal. There is no punishment here, and the soul is brought to King Lunhui to be considered redeemed and ready to be reincarnated. Whoever has done extremely evil deeds, after the sins of the above nine halls are completed, they can be reincarnated again, and the place of reincarnation is a barbaric and desolate land. According to the law of karma, those who do evil are reincarnated as animals and beasts, while those who are less sinful are reincarnated as humans and are destined to suffer a miserable life.
In turn, each rebirth is part of an eternal karmic cycle. Every action is also balanced by consequences or consequences. But if you are reincarnated, you need to be escorted to Meng Po first, forget about the stage, drink Meng Po soup, and forget about the previous life before you can continue to be reincarnated. In one bite, all memories of your past life are lost. Also forgetting about the time in hell means being free to make the same mistake again in the next life.
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