Chapter 64 What is it?

The first stop in the underworld, the earth temple. The dead who have just passed away are called living souls. After the corpse is decomposed four times, the carrier carrying the life information energy is separated from the body after about 12 hours, which is what we call the soul. The soul will be very painful in the process of leaving the body, so the family had better not move his body to alleviate his pain. There are land temples in every place. Some people can't see them, but they are real. They give me the same feeling as the yamen seen on TV, with antique decoration. There is a brown-red desk in the middle with a local household registration book on it, which records the local mountains and rivers, population, livestock and personnel. As the saying goes, one side of the soil and water supports one side, one side of the land protects one side, and the birth and death of a soul must go through the local land temple. Although the land is in a low position, it is a famous god, and everyone dares not collide. It is also an important messenger to communicate with gods from all walks of life in the world. From the transmission of epigrams to the incineration of money worship, it is inseparable from the help of the land father. When someone comes to the end of his life, the Yin soldiers will escort the deceased to the Land Temple with heady cards and tickets, and the Land Association will open the local household registration book for verification. The deceased belongs to the local people and is really dead. After verifying that there is no religious belief, they will stamp the local land seal on the ticket and go through the underworld. On both sides of the case, there are two access points, one is the direct road to the western paradise, and the other is the road to the underworld. An entrance is bright and an entrance is extremely dark. Yin soldiers crushed ghosts into evil wind and embarked on the road of death.

The second stop of the underworld, Huang Quan Road. People often say that the road to death is not easy, and there is no distinction between old and young on the road to death. That's true. On the way to death, you can't see the sun, the moon and the stars when you look up, the dust when you look down, the Yangguan Road when you look forward, and your relatives and friends when you look back. Some people may ask, the family of the deceased burned paper cows, paper horses and paper carts for the deceased. Why not use these tools on the road? I don't know that the soul of the deceased can't be called a ghost at this time, but it can only be called a real ghost when it enters the capital. Disciples who often come to Tangkou are even more aware of it. Sometimes, when people buy longevity to rob their souls, they rob their souls on this yellow road, because they have not entered the capital city, and everything has turned around. In today's words, Huang Quan Road can be regarded as an accident-prone area. Now I think of the first time I took the yellow road, and my heart is still so nervous and sour. I think of my dead relatives' feelings when they took the road of death, but I can't be filial to my children and grandchildren, and my eyes are full of tears. The road to the grave is rugged, and some souls of all walks refuse to go, some are full of sweet words to please the Yin soldiers, and some go straight in a daze. People have the strongest sense of survival, but how many people can come back to life on this dead road? No matter how the soul implores and tries to escape, it can't get rid of the chains of death in the hands of the Yin soldiers and walk back all the way. No matter how tired your soul is, ghosts will not let you rest and delay your trip. You must leave this dead end as soon as possible. There is no inn on the road to death, and it is useless to spend more money on the road to death. This is a joke. The destination is a place, the capital of the underworld.

The third stop in the underworld, Wangxiangtai. Out of the yellow road, I went to Wangxiangtai. As the old saying goes, once a person arrives at Wangxiangtai, he can never come back. There is a high stone platform, emitting a burst of shade, sitting on the road and turning around. You can go back and write three terracotta figures. When we reached the homeward platform, there was almost no possibility of resurrection, and it was almost time to bury the body in the cupboard. This homeward observatory was made by Guanyin Bodhisattva. He is merciful in the south, caring for the true feelings of all beings and taking care of their relatives at home. Let the lost souls stand on the platform of homesickness and finally take a look at their hometown and relatives. Standing on the homesickness platform, you can see Shi Yang's home, friends and relatives, and see your body lying there. People who haven't experienced Where Are You Going won't understand this heartbreaking pain. I suggest you be more tolerant and be kind to your family and friends. Don't wait until the day of regret, it's too late. I don't know how many tears of sadness and regret are carried on this homesick platform!

The fourth stop in the underworld, Evil Dog Ridge. All the way down from Wangxiangtai, I suddenly heard a burst of dog barking, which became louder and louder, and the more I listened, the more creepy I was. Knowledgeable friends should know that dogs and chickens are two very important media for the dead to communicate with the underworld. Dogs can see the soul of the underworld screaming, while ghosts must avoid the sun to avoid the daylights out. At the same time, careful observation of friends can see that the old tooth dog will never sleep on the hot kang, and the golden rooster will never sleep on his stomach. All living things have their own rules and regulations. I saw groups of vicious dogs, with fierce eyes and covered in Kouga, as hard as wool wire, biting the souls of all walks of life until they tore off their legs and feet. All kinds of souls have tried their best to escape the iron mouth of the evil dog Kouga. Some of them were bitten off, some were torn off, some became one-armed and some became broken hands. It is not easy to change from a soul to a ghost. You have to go through these three disasters in Jiu Nan. Being a man is not easy, and being a ghost is not that easy. I was thinking about this in my heart, and a group of vicious dogs bit me on the cloud. When I saw this scene, I realized that when the gold was put in the cupboard, the dry food and dog sticks that the world gave to the palm of the corpse were prepared for crossing this evil dog ridge. However, people who are born as dogs and love dogs have crossed this evil dog hurdle and moved on; People who are born as dogs, harm dogs, kill dogs and eat dogs are afraid to cross this evil dog ridge. I'm worried that the butcher who killed the dog in three rooms in Shi Yang will feel the pain of being slaughtered and dismembered when he gets here. I remind you again, when you die at home, don't forget this dry food for beating dogs! It's not easy to be a ghost, let alone whether there is rabies vaccine or dog food in the underworld! Bad dog ridge is full of limbs and blood. Few people can live in the evil dog ridge.

The fifth stop in the underworld, Jinji Mountain. Jinji Mountain, two ridges and straight peaks will climb over it bit by bit, for example, from the chicken's back to the rooster's comb. Only by crossing Jinji Mountain can we reach the cloud capital. This evil dog ridge and Jinji Mountain are two passes that all souls must pass, and only after these two passes can they be qualified to become ghosts. As soon as they entered Jinji Mountain, flocks of cocks came face to face. Iron mouths and vulture mouths are more powerful. You will immediately blind your soul's eyes, and the wings of agitation will make you unable to open your eyes. Sharp claws are more like the soul-catching hooks in the hands of the big black master. One claw can make your skin raw and go deep into your internal organs, and it's not over until you catch your heart. You can think about what it's like to kill chickens in the world. Now, the soul is occupied by chickens. Presumably at this time, you can fully understand the feeling of being killed. I just thought of this world. When I was dying, the disc on the chest of the corpse was filled with grain, which was also prepared for crossing Jinji Mountain. It can be seen that the rules left by our ancestors are internal statements. From another point of view, I would rather believe it or not. Who wants their dead relatives and friends to let the chicken know?

The sixth stop in the underworld, the ghost village. Moving on, suddenly there was a sea of people and colorful flags flying, as if there was some party, such as yangko dancing, dragon and lion dancing, which was very lively. Arrive at the sixth stop of the underworld, Ye Gui Village. In fact, on the surface, those lively scenes are not true, and they are all souls whose limbs are incomplete and have crossed the evil dog ridge and Jinji Mountain. Because of their broken limbs, they can't move forward, so they can only stay here and gather, and wait for the arrival of a sound soul confused by excitement, and take the opportunity to find new limbs to change their bodies so that they can continue to go to the underworld. I saw those confused and sound souls, unable to get rid of these claws, wailing in pain, bloody and heartbroken. At this time, I saw that there were some healthy souls in the underworld who could pass through customs safely. I don't know why, so I asked the boy. The boy replied that all relatives in Shi Yang burned 3 kilograms and 6 taels of paper money to buy the road in front of the dead, and the sound soul could use the money to go through the customs smoothly. Say it, and you will understand why money makes the mare go.

The seventh stop in the underworld, the Hall of Ecstasy. Go on, there is a gazebo in front, and there is a deep well in the gazebo, and the spring water gushes out. This is the seventh stop in the underworld, the temple of ecstasy. After passing through here, you will reach the capital of the underworld. Mortals should remember that when they reach the underworld, they should never mind their own business, look around, strike up a conversation, or eat and drink at will, otherwise their immortal bodies will be damaged and it will be difficult to return to the sun. The next pavilion is the ecstasy hall, and the spring water flowing out is ecstasy water. The souls who have passed several passes in front must drink this fascinating water when they arrive here, so that they can tell the truth, truthfully report the crimes of the deceased and wait for the interrogation of the Ten Halls. At the same time, drinking intoxicating water will make it difficult for immortals to return to the sun in the next session. Only become a ghost with peace of mind, waiting to be released. Seeing the soul in the past and here, my resentment has already been halved. One by one, I lined up in an orderly way to drink water and went to the provincial capital of Yunnan. A sentence reminds me of The Dreamer. If this spring can also be found in the dead silence of the last French era, it will not be peaceful and prosperous, and the country and people will be safe. All the way through the evil wind and clouds, I finally saw a city gate in front of me, with a couplet on it, which reads: people and ghosts and people and ghosts are different roads; Bottom line: yin and yang are separated forever; There is no horizontally approved black plaque, and the three golden characters of the capital are hung in the city center.

The eighth stop of the underworld, the capital of Yunnan. Out of the temple of ecstasy, I really entered the eighth stop of the underworld, the capital of the underworld. The gate of the capital gives me the feeling that it is an extremely solemn administrative unit that needs to be expected. It is so high and awe-inspiring. Indeed, you can't see the stars, the sun and the moon in the sky, and you can't see the dust on the ground. Entering the capital, there are two gates. Between the second door and the first door, there are two lanterns floating high, but they do not move. One is extremely bright, and the other is dark and black. The dark light shone down and entered the second door carved by jade. As soon as I entered the second door, I saw 65,438+00 doors arranged side by side, from one hall to ten halls of hades at a time. The gates of each temple are guarded by Yin soldiers. Yin soldiers are not completely dressed in ancient costumes, but the uniforms they wear in the world are of ancient style. Yin soldiers in the underworld are also replaced by reincarnation. Many dead people in modern times can also be ghosts and soldiers. The gates of every temple are guarded by Yin soldiers. Some carefully check the tickets in the hands of the soul, and some check the height of the soul's head. Everything is actually orderly, not inferior to the administrative departments in the world, or even worse. The difference between ghosts and ghosts here is that law enforcement is as clear as water and as clear as a mirror. All the ghosts who arrived here knew that they were dead. They were quiet, waiting in line for the trial of the temple king.

Ninth stop in the underworld, eighteen layers of hell. People who believe in Buddhism, study Buddhism and worship Buddhism all know the eighteen layers of hell mentioned in Buddhist scriptures. The eighteen layers of hell I saw in the shade were exactly the same as those described in Buddhist scriptures. The only difference is that the punishment of each hell is stricter and more real than described. Only those who have seen it with their own eyes can appreciate the painful feeling and tragic scene. Eighteen layers of hell is a separate gate, not in the arrangement of ten halls of hell, but in one place. But the ten halls of hell and the eighteen halls of hell are connected. The souls of all walks of life are questioned from the First Temple to the court. The instruments of torture mentioned in Buddhist scriptures, such as mirrors, red iron columns and grinding tables, are all real. The Yin soldiers in charge of these instruments of torture are really blue-faced and fangs, and they are scared to death before they get to the instruments of torture. After the general soul passed the examination of the First Temple, the time between Yang and the seventh deceased should also be the time. At this time, a new batch of tickets was issued in a temple in Yunnan, and they were given to Yin soldiers. All souls will bring seven souls tied with fairy locks, making the first seven sins for ghosts and visiting relatives and friends. If a ghost refuses to return to the underworld for a long time, then Xiansuo will start to detain the soul head of the soul and impose the method of destroying the soul, so that the soul who refuses to return to the underworld is not even qualified to be a ghost. After the first seven days, he returned to the underworld and continued to wait for interrogation. Temple by temple, temple by temple. If you are wronged, you must clear your name, and those who pay bribes and give gifts will be severely punished. Every hall is a mirror hung high, making decisions for the people, where the wicked and the good will be punished as they deserve. There are also the city of death, the city of ghosts and so on. Often mentioned are the cities in eighteen layers of hell. As long as there are people who commit this crime, no one can escape.

Here I mainly introduce a hell punishment, blood pool. Because the evil retribution to be punished in this bloody hell is indeed more and more closely related to this last law era. Friends who know Yin-Yang, Five Elements and Daoism or friends who have seen the solar calendar can find that bathing is auspicious in this part of choosing a day. In ancient times, there was a time limit for bathing, and even haircuts, washing clothes, and going out to the palace to go to the toilet were all necessary. What this blood pool hell is talking about is the unreasonable use and waste of water resources. In particular, female friends will be punished by this blood pool hell for washing their official holidays and dirty blood casually regardless of fasting day, and dumping sewage indiscriminately before and after childbirth, thus colliding with local gods. Everyone can be reincarnated after drinking the waste water from the dead. This is why a scalper who drinks dirty water should be burned to death after a dead woman dies. Cherish and cherish water resources. There are big events and small feelings in life, and there is practice every minute. As the saying goes, everything contains Buddha, and karma is everywhere. Seeing the dead who drink dirty water and the blood in the blood pool, the smell is unbearable and hard to swallow. Only personal experience can tell. Never know how to repent without being punished!