A Walk into the Gates of Hell:(黄泉)(地府)(九泉)
Walking toward The Chinese Temple Hong San Si of Jalan Petanak Kuching one should bear to the left. On this side of the temple is the entrance to the gates of hell. The doors are large and forbidding. As I eased one of the doors open there was a room but it was completely black inside. I snapped a few pictures without going in at what I thought was dim light. The results are below.
The concept of hell comes from Buddhism and Taoism. Although there is some disagreement between the two, the one thing they do agree is that it is for sinners. However, unlike the Christian faith, the souls may earn their way out of hell after an indeterminate time has passed. They will then return to earth or enter the heavenly mantra. 地獄.
These rulers in Hell are neither good or evil in the mortal world. They report to the Court of Heaven.
1. Diguan Dadi (地官大帝) -responsible for reporting deeds of humans to the heavenly court.
2. Dongyue Dadi (东岳大帝)-leader of the Mountain Gods. The highest authority in hell.
3. Fengdu Dadi (酆都大帝)–supervisor of the ten judges of Chinese hell.
4. Houtu (后土)–to some, the supreme authority in hell
5. Yanluo Wang (阎罗王)- Yama-Buddhist king of hell determines the punishment of wicked souls
From https://owlcation.com/humanities/chinese-gods-of-hell
There are 18 different hells your soul could be sentenced.
- 1. Hell of Tongue-ripping, where those who gossip and spread trouble with their words will repeatedly have their tongues ripped out.
- Hell of Scissors, where those who destroy someone else’s marriage will have their fingers repeatedly cut off.
- Hell of Trees of Knives, where those who sow discord amongst family members will be repeatedly hung from trees made of sharp knives.
- Hell of Mirrors of Retribution, where those who have managed to escape punishment for their crimes while alive will be repeatedly shown their true horrific selves.
- Hell of Steamers, where hypocrites and troublemakers will repeatedly be steamed “alive.”
- Hell of Copper Pillars, where arsonists will be repeatedly chained to red-hot pillars of copper.
- Hell of the Mountain of Knives, where those who have killed for pleasure or without good reason will repeatedly be made to climb a mountain made of sharp blades sticking out of it.
- Hell of the Mountain of Ice, where adulterers, deceivers of elders, and schemers will be repeatedly left out on a barren mountain of ice to freeze.
- Hell of the Cauldrons of Oil, where rapists, thieves, abusers, and false accusers will be repeatedly fried in vats of boiling oil.
- Hell of the Cattle Pit, where those who have abused animals will repeatedly be hurt by animals in turn.
- Hell of the Crushing Boulder, where those who have abandoned or killed children will repeatedly be made to hold up heavy boulders, eventually being crushed by its weight.
- Hell of Mortars and Pestles, where those who voluntarily waste food will repeatedly be force-fed hell fire by demons.
- Hell of the Blood Pool, where those who disrespect others will be thrown in and submerged into a pool of blood.
- Hell of the Wrongful Dead, where those who have committed suicide considered deliberately going against the karmic course of the universe will be forced to repeatedly wander the realm without a way out, while being pelted constantly by the Winds of Sorrow and the Rains of Pain.
- Hell of Dismemberment, where tomb raiders will have their bodies repeatedly be torn into pieces.
- Hell of the Mountain of Fire, where thieves, robbers, and the corrupt will be repeatedly thrown into the fiery pits of an active volcano.
- Hell of Mills, where those who have misused their power to oppress the weak will repeatedly be crushed in a stone mill.
- Hell of Saws, where those who have engaged in unethical or unfair business practices, or exploited loopholes in the legal system, will be repeatedly sawn in half by demons with saws.
From: https://www.localiiz.com/post/culture-local-stories-chinese-mythology-101-18-levels-hell
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