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Youdu (Chinese: 幽都; pinyin: Yōu Dū; Wade–Giles: You 1-du 1), the capital city of Diyu, generally conceived as being similar to a typical Chinese capital city, such as Chang'an, but surrounded by and pervaded with darkness.
6 paź 2024 · 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. Regardless of origins, though, Chinese Gods of Hell count among the most feared deities in Chinese culture and worship.
29 lut 2024 · Diyu, often referred to as Hell or Purgatory, is a multi-layered underworld divided into ten primary courts, each presided over by a distinct ruler. These courts are interconnected by perilous paths and formidable gates, creating a vast and complex hierarchy.
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.
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.
Chinese mythology (simplified Chinese: 中国神话; traditional Chinese: 中國神話; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China.
27 kwi 2011 · Diyu, 地獄, the Traditional Chinese Hell, based on the Buddhism concept of Naraka, is an underground maze with various levels and chambers, where souls are taken after death to atone for the sins they committed when they were alive. Some Chinese legend speaks of eighteen levels of Hell.