Journey to the Underworld Trip #4

Disclaimer:
I am layman Buddhist/pagan.
The summary is based on what I perceive is 'important' in the book.
If there is contradiction of meaning convey, the book prevails.
There are times I might questioning parts of the points inside the book doesn't mean I don't believe it. I need enlightenment on the doubts that I raise.

This trip is touring on Wan Jiao Gui Zong 萬教歸宗 (literally means multiple faiths as One)

Gate to Ghosts' Home

The door is closed but the souls of dead manage to enter it.

When a person is alive, the door of Earth is open and when he dies, the door of Earth is closed and the door of Ghost Home is open for his soul to enter.

Inside the souls are waiting to be escorted to 10 Tribunals for various stages of trials for what they had done on Earth.

Road is rugged.

Wan Jiao Gui Zong 萬教歸宗 Pavilion

• Currently, there are many faiths (Taoism, Islam, Confucianism, Christianity, Buddhism) but the followers of each faith attacking one another
• Causing meaning of true ascetic practice is lost
• Originally there was only one religion but Heaven sent down various Sages to preach
• After the dead of Sages, the followers compete and claim one particular religion is better than the rest
• Those people that evil in speech are brought here
• Undergo further indoctrination and instruction in the correct path
• Large hall
• Lecturer give speeches
• Religious people who belittle other religions in the hope to go to Heaven and when they die, they are suspended halfway instead, neither Heaven nor Hell, like a caged bird being hung up half way.
• They are sinful and cannot save themselves but must depend on others to save them
• When on Earth, the bodies were of various colors, but after death, only souls come here (bodies of various colors do not come)
• When in living you attacked each other and had no love for each other, therefore, where is the meaning of universal love and mercy?
• From beginning of time up to now, the Sun and Moon have been shining on all human beings, both good and evil. They continue to shine on everyone so that their blessings will be on this and future generations
• Therefore, all hearts must become one heart and must work towards mutual help and love for each other.
• All religions have doors wide open for those who believe in any particular religion; although founders are different, but ultimate aim is same - to teach all to do good
• If all of you can discover your own inner most hearts and avoid evil doings only then can you attain happiness, leading eventually, to the creation of a united and happy world
• The souls (non-Chinese speakers) when die, they become enlightened and understand any language

Fairies and sages are fair. Even different beliefs they will aid you if you need in help - Jigong.

For details, please visit Journey #4

Journey to the Underworld Trip #3

Disclaimer:
I am layman Buddhist/pagan.
The summary is based on what I perceive is 'important' in the book.
If there is contradiction of meaning convey, the book prevails.
There are times I might questioning parts of the points inside the book doesn't mean I don't believe it. I need enlightenment on the doubts that I raise.

This trip is about touring of "Registration Office" in the underworld.

Ying Yang World

• souls come here to account for their actions on Earth
• sorting out place of Ying and Yang where the souls of all dead human beings must come to report their arrival
• Soul's earthly record of actions and deeds is transferred to the Underworld Registration Office for immediate inspection
• If a Soul do more good deeds than evil deeds, his soul would be sent to Officer-in-charge of the good souls department to tour Heaven
• If a Soul do more evil deeds than good deeds, his soul would be sent to Officer-in-charge of the evil soul department to undergo appropriate punishment

Burn silver joss paper, light oil lamps

• silver joss paper - "buy" his way
• lamps - soul's path maybe brightened
• No need to do such, if the soul do good deeds, will sent to Heaven, if the soul do bad deeds, will sent to Hell 

Paper houses, motor cars, TV etc

• No need
• The Soul do not have licence to drive motor car in Underworld
• Roads are narrow and rugged and not safe for driving
• No petrol and gas station in Underworld
• Platforms and wooden bunks are provided in Underworld
• The Soul should not expect comfortable and enjoyable
• Can't use such things when undergo punishments in Hell

Xintou Shan/Mountain

• Xintou Shan/Mountain = Ying Yang Jie/World
• The souls who leave the World/Earth, are in dirty condition, eyes are dazed by the brightness of the top of Xintou Shan, the soul will falls to the foot of Xintou Shan where there is dark and bottomless cave which is called Wu Di Dong that connected to the road to Ying Yang Jie.
• If good soul arrives at Xintou Shan, the top mountain changes into big road and there are guardian angels waiting to receive him.
• If the person is average person and had done fair amount of good deeds, a guardian spirit will lead his soul to Ying Yang Jie by means of a 20 foot road at the side of mountain, and report to Ming Wang/King.
• Ming Wang (King) will inspect the records of the soul's good deeds as well as bad deeds.

Ming Wang/King
After the records have been inspected and been weighed, Ming Wang (King) will issue either the following:-

• If the soul was generally a good person, Ming Wang (King) will direct a heavenly spirit to conduct the soul to Ju Shan Shuo (literally translated to "Good deeds hangout place") where the soul is left to train himself for perfection.
• If the soul was average, neither too good nor too evil, the soul will be placed under charge of Heavenly Spirit to undergo further training and improvement.

For details, please visit Journey #3

Journey to the Underworld Trip #2

Disclaimer:
I am layman Buddhist/pagan.
The summary is based on what I perceive is 'important' in the book.
If there is contradiction of meaning convey, the book prevails.
There are times I might questioning parts of the points inside the book doesn't mean I don't believe it. I need enlightenment on the doubts that I raise.

This trip is touring of "Happy Heart Pond" in the underworld.

The pond
- to wash the human eyes (traveller's eye) so that he can see clearly like Heavenly Spirits.
- to wash away any earthly sins and reborn into what Heavenly Spirits can see

Reaching Human/Ghost Territory
- Windy, full of sand and dust blowing
- newly dead persons arrived into the underworld

Ying Yang World
- two rows of towers
- entrance: Registration office and number of separate departments

Summary: Basically this trip is touring to the pond, the Human/Ghost Territory and Ying Yang World where the traveller reach the the entrance of the death to the underworld.

For details, please visit Journey #2

Journey to the Underworld: Trip #1

Okay, today I gonna summarize on the first trip of this book: Journey to the Underworld.

Disclaimer:
I am layman Buddhist/pagan.
The summary is based on what I perceive is 'important' in the book.
If there is contradiction of meaning convey, the book prevails.
There are times I might questioning parts of the points inside the book doesn't mean I don't believe it. I need enlightenment on the doubts that I raise.

Trip#1 Summary

Travellers: Yang Sheng and Jigong
Destination: Xintou Shan/ Xintou Mountain
Tasks: visit underground and distribute the (this) book about the trips to underground

Xintou Shan

• Once climb up to the top, one will reach to the Gate of heaven
• A cave on a side of the mountain, this cave is dark and bottomless, called Cave of Hell

Heart

• The heart controls a person. The heart can tell one to do good or to do evil.
• If one does good, the soul will go heaven. Immortal
• If one does evil, the soul will be sent to hell. Ghost.

Ok, here are my questions if somebody can enlighten me. Xintou Shan is Chinese-based mountain. I am thinking for non-Chinese and upon they die, do they use this route as well?

For Chinese that are outside Taiwan/China, will subject to this place as well?

For full disclosure, please see this link ---> Journey #1

Review: Journey to the Underworld

Recently I had travelling to Ipoh, visiting Perak Tong. In Perak Tong, there are several Buddhist books which can be taken for free. There is one book that I come across, that is

Sounds interesting as this book depicts Chinese/Buddhist beliefs on underworld. My mum (or grandma) had shown me this book (chinese version) 30 years ago but I forgot it until I visited Perak Tong.

The book narrates the journey of a human travelling to underworld. There are 62 journeys in total. The traveller had compiled his experience throughout this journey inside this book. The journey taken around 1976 to 1978.

I had finished read the book and o man, there are some sins that I had committed. Oh no.

I will summarize the essential points inside this book. For further details, you can visit this website.

Journey to the Underworld