Original title: The Immortals in Chinese Mythology - Hell (3)

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The editor introduced to you last time the various god-level characters in hell, and today the editor will introduce you to the legendary little ghosts. Just to tell you about the origin and understand the culture.

For example, the office in the human world is the City God's Temple, and the subordinates of the king of Hades also have functions similar to law enforcement teams, trial courts, and reception offices...... Forehead...... Wrong...... Ghost pawns.

[Guardian]:

The first to be drunk was the General of the Blood River. The Bloody River General's duty is to guard the Nai River Bridge and the Blood River Pool. There are also two small gods, one white and one black, on both sides, the day and night gods.

Another one worth mentioning is the god of the Dongyue Emperor, the general of the Five Daos.

There are also known as the ten yin handsome, namely: ghost king, day tour, night tour, impermanence, bull head, horse face, leopard tail, bird beak, fish gills, wasp.

Ghost King:

The word "king" in "ghost king" does not represent the supreme identity, the statue of the ghost king is naked, red-haired and fanged, holding a demon bell, hideous and vicious, and the whole looks like a yaksha ghost. He is in the company of black and white impermanence, bull head and horse face, and his status is naturally not too high, but because he has the word "king", his status should be higher than that of ordinary ghosts, and he is about a leader like the king of the mountain. There are dozens of big ghost kings in the hell and human worlds alone, and there are thousands of small ghost kings.

Day Trips:

Day Tour, also known as Day Tour. In Chinese folk beliefs, the gods are responsible for roaming around during the day to monitor good and evil in the world.

Night:

In the southern wilderness, there are sixteen gods, all of them with small cheeks and red shoulders, arm in arm, holding a vigil for the Yellow Emperor. They disappear during the day and appear at night, so they are called "night wandering gods", contrary to the day wandering gods, the night wandering gods are the fierce gods who wander around at night, they take turns on duty with the day wandering gods, specifically looking for trouble, and often make small reports to their superiors, like a group of "little spies in the underworld" who specialize in harming the people.

Impermanence:

Black and white impermanence ghosts, also known as impermanence. It is the messenger of death who seduces the soul of the living, detains the soul, and strikes the wicked when he dies, and it is the messenger of the dead who comes to pick up the dead between yin and yang. It is divided into black and white impermanence, and the folk legend is that those who meet black are fierce, and those who meet white are happy. (In Chinese folklore, his name is Xie Bi'an, who is tall and thin, with a white face, and is known as the "Seventh Master" by the world.) "Black impermanence" is called "Fan Wu Rescue", short and fat, black face, and is respected by the world as "Eighth Master". Black and white impermanence, also known as "white impermanence", seven masters and eight masters, is a pair of gods in traditional Chinese culture, and it is also the most famous "". )

Bull Horse Noodles:

The bull's head comes from Buddhism. The bull's head is also called Apang, its shape is the bull's head human body, holding a steel fork, and the power can row the mountain. When Ah Pang was a human being, because he was not filial to his parents, he became a bull-headed human body in the underworld after his death, serving as a patrol and a servant to search for escaped sinners. Ma Mian is also a famous soul messenger in Hades. Horse face is also known as horse face rakshasa .

Leopard tail, beak, gills, wasps:

The leopard's tail, bird's beak, fish gills, and wasps are also known as the "Four Yin Shuai", (the "Four Yin Shuai" respectively manage the spirits of animals such as beasts on the road, birds in the sky, fish in the water, and insects on the ground).

【Inquisitor】:

In addition to the Hades and others that the editor told you about in the last issue, there are also the four major judges, the six case gongcao and the seventy-five divisions.

Six Cases of Merit:

Legend has it that the first hall is in charge of the books of longevity and death, birth and death, and manages the punishment of ghosts and the good fortune and evil in the next life. Under King Qin Guang, there are "six Gong Cao", and the three on the left are in charge of Tiancao, Dicao, and Hades; The third from the right, in charge of Shen Cao, Ren Cao, and Ghost Cao. The duty of the six cases is to present the official documents and reports of the underworld to the Yin Tianzi in a timely manner, and quickly send the edict of the Yin Tianzi to all places. According to folklore, all expressions and reports that need to be "ascended to heaven" in the world will be "presented" by Gong Cao after they are burned, and then Gong Cao God next to King Yama will submit official documents and reports to King Yama.

The four major judges are the four divisions of rewarding the good, punishing the evil, inspecting, and yin. They make a judgment on people's behavior in the yang world.

Reward Kindness Division:

Just by his name, you know that he is in charge of the good book. Legend has it that he was dressed in a green robe and had a lovely smile. All those who have done good deeds in their lifetime will be arranged by him, and they will be rewarded according to the degree and amount of good deeds in their lifetime.

Division of Punishment:

He is the opposite of the Reward Division, and is in charge of the Evil Book. Legend has it that he was dressed in a purple robe, his eyes were wide open, his lips were closed, and he looked like he was doing business. All the ghosts who come to report are reflected in front of the mirror of evil, showing good and evil, and distinguishing between good and bad. All those who have done evil in their lifetime shall be dealt with by him. The punishment of evil is based on the principle of "four noes and four noes" of King Yama, and the four nos - disloyalty, unfilial piety, untrustworthiness, and unbelief; Four nos - rudeness, unrighteousness, incorruptibility, shamelessness, light punishment for minor crimes, heavy punishment for serious crimes, and then handed over to the evil punishment platform, sent to the eighteenth layer of hell, until the sentence is completed, and then handed over to the reincarnation hall, pulled to turn into a cow and a horse, into a worm and into a dog, etc., and return to the yang world.

Chacha Division:

His eyes are like electricity, upright, and he looks righteous and awe-inspiring. Its duty is to let the good get good rewards, the good things are promoted, so that the evil people are punished as they deserve, and to redress the wronged.

Yin Law Division (Judge Cui):

According to legend, Judge Cui's name is Jue, and he is a native of the Sui and Tang dynasties. The number one person in the well-known Yin Cao Difu, dressed in a red robe, holding a life and death book in his left hand and a soul hook pen in his right hand, specializes in carrying out the task of adding longevity to the good and returning the evil to the yin. In charge of the investigation department, reward the good and punish the evil, manage the life and death of people, the crown of ancient and modern, holding the "life and death book" and the soul hook pen, just a little hook, who should die and who should live is only in the moment.

【Other Staff】

Zhong Kui:

Zhong Kui is one of the famous folk gods in China, and was later incorporated into the immortal system by Taoism, and his main function is to hunt ghosts. Zhong Kui has a cast iron face and sideburns, and his appearance is strange; However, he is a talented, full-fledged and wealthy person, who is rich in learning and five cars, and talented in eight buckets. Legend has it that he is the only Taoist god of all responses, seeking blessings and fortunes.

Meng Po:

Meng Po is resident at the Nai He Bridge in Hell. Her job is to make sure that all the ghosts who go to reincarnation do not remember their past lives and everything in hell.

Yaksha, Rakshasa: Yaksha is also called, extremely fast, hard-working, legend has it that during the day he patrols the sea for the Sea Dragon King, and at night he patrols the underworld for the King of Yama, so he is worshiped as a ghost of a demigod and a half-ghost in many places. This kind of ghost thing is brave and hateful, and it will not let go of the wicked when it encounters it.

The rakshasa is the jailer of hell, and his duty is to condemn sinners. It is also known as Apang, Apan Rakshasa , Afang and Bean. There are many kinds of shapes, such as bull heads, or bull hooves, very strong, or deer heads, sheep heads, rabbit heads, etc. However, in Buddhist texts, the rakshasa vows to protect the Dharma and the Dharma practitioners, and often becomes the patron saint of Buddhism, and often participates in puja ceremonies and follows the Buddha's joyful practice.

The above is the Chinese legendary gods of the underworld introduced by the editor.

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