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6 paź 2024 · Ced Yong. Updated: Oct 6, 2024 2:45 AM EDT. Chinese Gods of Hell – a glossary of names and duties. All images by Ced Yong (The Scribbling Geek) The Chinese Underworld. The Chinese concept of Hell, or diyu (地狱), is easy to understand but tough to explore.
Yan Wang Chinese god, also known as the King of Hell in Chinese mythology, holds dominion over the underworld and judges the fate of the deceased. With a fearsome appearance and two formidable guardians named Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Yan Wang presides over the ten layers of Diyu, where souls are punished according to the severity of their crimes.
The Heibai Wuchang, or Hak Bak Mo Seong, literally "Black and White Impermanence", are two deities in Chinese folk religion in charge of escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld. As their names suggest, they are dressed in black and white respectively.
Hei (black) Wu Chang and Bai (White) Wu Chang are collectively known as Hei Bai Wu Chang - Black and White Impermanence. They are often also collectively referred to as the Two Lords of Impermanence (无常二爷 wú cháng èr yé) or the 7th and 8th Lords (七爷八爷 qī yé bā yé).
2 gru 2022 · In Chinese mythology, Yan Wang (閻王) is the King of Hell. Yan Wang oversees the underworld, presides over the ten layers of Diyu (地獄), or the Chinese-Buddhist Hell, and judges the fate of the dead. He is one of the most feared gods in the belief system.
23 wrz 2024 · The following Chinese mythological gods and goddesses frequently appear in Chinese fantasy sagas and pop culture entertainment. Many are also still actively worshiped by Chinese households today. Caishen ( 财神 ): The Chinese God of Wealth is nowadays synonymous with Lunar New Year celebrations .
Diyu (simplified Chinese: 地狱; traditional Chinese: 地獄; pinyin: dìyù; lit. 'earth prison') is the realm of the dead or "hell" in Chinese mythology.
