Disclaimer:
I am layman Buddhist/pagan.
The summary is based on what I perceive is 'important' in the book.
Conversation in between Deity JiGong, Yang Sheng and Prison Guard/Officer.
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.
TOURING 10TH TRIBUNAL
THE DIRTY BLOOD POND AND EASTERN PEAK PAVILION
Narrated by JiGong:
During our various visits to Hades, we came across so many souls all stupefied. Before reborn, they did not know who they were. After birth they also did not know who they were. Their eyes have a blank look, exactly like those of couldn’t care-less school children going to school everyday, eating their lunch and playing about without paying attention to their studies and, on examination time, failing miserably, like idiots. I hope you people will behave like good human beings and endeavor to do good deeds. You must not be sinful or do evil deeds against morality thereby avoiding being sent to Hell at death to undergo punishment for your sins – this punishment is most terrible.
Dirty Blood Pond
Souls either floating or sinking; cries for help. Air is foul-smelling. The Hell guards herding sinful souls along.
Located at Bridge of Distress, where the sinful souls fall down from the bridge into pit of poisonous snakes. The snakes bite them and the dirty blood will flow into the Pond.
Offences:
1) Deities and saints must be given due respect and reverence but human use bad language thereby offending them.
2) Filthy language to scold fore fathers.
3) Implicate people by false charges
4) Indulge sexual intercourse in open - sun light, moon light, star light with no sense of modesty.
5) Become prostitutes to earn money
6) Using dirty/obscene language
7) Partake unwholesome meat and food as tonic for the body
8) Indulge in vicious sensuality thus damaging their bodies
9) Take pleasure in killing living beings
10) Desecrating places of worship, holy books.
Not True:
Women who die because of child birth are sent to Dirty Pond. No such logic.
In such case, those who have relatives who died through child birth, should do more good and meritorious deeds, say more prayers, print religious tracts for others to read so that saints and deities can protect and guide the floating souls.
Eastern Peak Pavilion
The first of five Sacred Mountains.
Controls all ten Tribunals. Regarded as highest office administering justice.
Controls all roaming and unattached souls, promote and demote saints, deities and devils on Earth.
Report to Celestial Emperor, and obtain authority to carry out the work.
If god of mountains, local deities, head of local deities, any deities under control of Eastern Peak, or any of the Ten Tribunals, have any problems, they refer to this office.
Authority above Eastern Peak, is Pontiff of the World of Darkness who controls relieving souls out of purgatory.
Noted roaming spirits/souls disturb people on Earth, is there any loophole?
Nothing escape.
There are still many roaming souls on Earth disturbing people. Laws in Hell is very strict but with merciful heart. Have to be reasonable. There are quite a number of roaming souls on Earth who died through murders, accidents etc, special permission to go back to Earth had been given to take revenge.
Some of these souls tend to act without due consideration and when they see human beings, they are apt to disturb them. But if a person has good fate and good luck, or good morality or ascetic practice, he/she cannot be harmed. If roaming disturbing soul does not follow reason and is detected by Underworld police or deities on Earth, the soul will be arrested and brought back here for punishment.
For further details, please visit Journey #61.
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