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The opposite page shows the First Hall of Judgement. The King is called Tsing-Kwang-Wang. His office is to govern affairs of life & death, Virtue & Vice. His throne is said to be in the Middle of the Great Ocean. Good men appearing before him are rewarded by being returned to life with honour & felicity. Bad men are conveyed from his judgement hall to the second hall to receive punishment. In this hall, a large mirror is placed, wherein the departed spirit may see the Evil of its former life reflected. It is here depicted as having been guilty of slaying oxen, in token of this being regarded as one of the greatest of crimes.
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Diyu (simplified Chinese: 地狱; traditional Chinese: 地獄) is translated into English as "Earth Prison". It is a place where sould undergo purification before being sent onward for reincarnation. There are ten halls, or, courts of hell in Diyu, each has its own "Yama", or, "Yan Wang" (Chinese: simplified Chinese: 阎王; traditional Chinese: 閻王) King, referred to collectively as the Ten Yama Kings, 十代冥王.
In the 1st Court, Tsing-Kwang-Wang is more commonly known as King Qinguang (秦廣王) of the Family Jiang (蔣) -- 秦廣王蔣. |
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