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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.
6 paź 2024 · The origins of such Chinese hell gods are, however, hard to pinpoint. While some deities are clearly Buddhist or Taoist in origin, many others have murky folkloric roots. Several are also historical or cultural heroes who were deified.
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.
Heibai Wuchang, the black and white deities of Chinese folklore, hold immense importance and cultural significance in Chinese folk religion. They are revered for their roles as guardians of the underworld and dispensers of good and bad fortune.
23 lip 2019 · The Heibai Wuchang, the ‘Black Guard’ and the ‘White Guard’ of the underworld, appear at the deathbeds of the recently deceased to guide their souls to the realm of the dead. Even today, people around the world worship these Chinese Grim Reapers and consider them an important part of Chinese religion.
1 lip 2020 · In Chinese folk religion, the two deities, also known as Heibai Wuchang (黑白无常), literally “Black and White Impermanence”, are in charge of escorting the spirits of the dead to the Underworld.
Originally, Black and White Impermanence took their orders from Yan Luo Wang (阎罗王 yán luó wáng), the Guardian of Di Yu (地狱 dì yù), but since his demotion to the 5th Court of Di Yu, they now answer to Qin Guang Wang (秦广王 qín guǎng wáng), and help him reward the good and punish the evil.
