Dushi Wang

THE EIGHTH OF TEN, AND THE CORPUS HELD TWO. chinese_yanluo_wang's own record already says he is 'fifth of the Ten Kings of Hell' — the registry named the set in its own data and held only the first and the fifth of it.

Domains

• filial impiety
• examination fraud
• hot suffocation hell
• judgement of the dead

Relations

• of the ten kings of diyu with: Chujiang WangReciprocated within this batch. THE TEN ARE A SINGLE INSTITUTION, not ten unrelated judges: a soul passes through the courts in order, and each king's jurisdiction is defined by what the others do not handle.Reference treatment of the Ten Courts of Diyu: the concept of the Ten Courts of Yanluo began after Chinese folk religion was influenced by Buddhism; hell is divided into ten courts, each ruled by a king who judges the dead for their earthly sins before sentencing punishment, and the ten are collectively the Ten Yama Kings, operating like imperial judges supported by clerks who maintain detailed registers of human actions. They are, in order: the first hall's King Qinguang, the second hall's King Chujiang, the third hall's King Songdi, the fourth hall's King Wuguan, the fifth hall's King Yama (Yanluo Wang), the sixth hall's King Biancheng, the seventh hall's King Taishan, the eighth hall's King Dushi, the ninth hall's King Pingdeng, and the tenth hall's King of the Turning Wheel (Zhuanlun Wang). Yanluo Wang rules the Fifth Court and is the most famous of the ten. (secondary)
• of the ten kings of diyu with: Songdi WangReciprocated within this batch. THE TEN ARE A SINGLE INSTITUTION, not ten unrelated judges: a soul passes through the courts in order, and each king's jurisdiction is defined by what the others do not handle.Reference treatment of the Ten Courts of Diyu: the concept of the Ten Courts of Yanluo began after Chinese folk religion was influenced by Buddhism; hell is divided into ten courts, each ruled by a king who judges the dead for their earthly sins before sentencing punishment, and the ten are collectively the Ten Yama Kings, operating like imperial judges supported by clerks who maintain detailed registers of human actions. They are, in order: the first hall's King Qinguang, the second hall's King Chujiang, the third hall's King Songdi, the fourth hall's King Wuguan, the fifth hall's King Yama (Yanluo Wang), the sixth hall's King Biancheng, the seventh hall's King Taishan, the eighth hall's King Dushi, the ninth hall's King Pingdeng, and the tenth hall's King of the Turning Wheel (Zhuanlun Wang). Yanluo Wang rules the Fifth Court and is the most famous of the ten. (secondary)
• of the ten kings of diyu with: Wuguan WangReciprocated within this batch. THE TEN ARE A SINGLE INSTITUTION, not ten unrelated judges: a soul passes through the courts in order, and each king's jurisdiction is defined by what the others do not handle.Reference treatment of the Ten Courts of Diyu: the concept of the Ten Courts of Yanluo began after Chinese folk religion was influenced by Buddhism; hell is divided into ten courts, each ruled by a king who judges the dead for their earthly sins before sentencing punishment, and the ten are collectively the Ten Yama Kings, operating like imperial judges supported by clerks who maintain detailed registers of human actions. They are, in order: the first hall's King Qinguang, the second hall's King Chujiang, the third hall's King Songdi, the fourth hall's King Wuguan, the fifth hall's King Yama (Yanluo Wang), the sixth hall's King Biancheng, the seventh hall's King Taishan, the eighth hall's King Dushi, the ninth hall's King Pingdeng, and the tenth hall's King of the Turning Wheel (Zhuanlun Wang). Yanluo Wang rules the Fifth Court and is the most famous of the ten. (secondary)
• of the ten kings of diyu with: Biancheng WangReciprocated within this batch. THE TEN ARE A SINGLE INSTITUTION, not ten unrelated judges: a soul passes through the courts in order, and each king's jurisdiction is defined by what the others do not handle.Reference treatment of the Ten Courts of Diyu: the concept of the Ten Courts of Yanluo began after Chinese folk religion was influenced by Buddhism; hell is divided into ten courts, each ruled by a king who judges the dead for their earthly sins before sentencing punishment, and the ten are collectively the Ten Yama Kings, operating like imperial judges supported by clerks who maintain detailed registers of human actions. They are, in order: the first hall's King Qinguang, the second hall's King Chujiang, the third hall's King Songdi, the fourth hall's King Wuguan, the fifth hall's King Yama (Yanluo Wang), the sixth hall's King Biancheng, the seventh hall's King Taishan, the eighth hall's King Dushi, the ninth hall's King Pingdeng, and the tenth hall's King of the Turning Wheel (Zhuanlun Wang). Yanluo Wang rules the Fifth Court and is the most famous of the ten. (secondary)
• of the ten kings of diyu with: Taishan WangReciprocated within this batch. THE TEN ARE A SINGLE INSTITUTION, not ten unrelated judges: a soul passes through the courts in order, and each king's jurisdiction is defined by what the others do not handle.Reference treatment of the Ten Courts of Diyu: the concept of the Ten Courts of Yanluo began after Chinese folk religion was influenced by Buddhism; hell is divided into ten courts, each ruled by a king who judges the dead for their earthly sins before sentencing punishment, and the ten are collectively the Ten Yama Kings, operating like imperial judges supported by clerks who maintain detailed registers of human actions. They are, in order: the first hall's King Qinguang, the second hall's King Chujiang, the third hall's King Songdi, the fourth hall's King Wuguan, the fifth hall's King Yama (Yanluo Wang), the sixth hall's King Biancheng, the seventh hall's King Taishan, the eighth hall's King Dushi, the ninth hall's King Pingdeng, and the tenth hall's King of the Turning Wheel (Zhuanlun Wang). Yanluo Wang rules the Fifth Court and is the most famous of the ten. (secondary)
• of the ten kings of diyu with: Pingdeng WangReciprocated within this batch. THE TEN ARE A SINGLE INSTITUTION, not ten unrelated judges: a soul passes through the courts in order, and each king's jurisdiction is defined by what the others do not handle.Reference treatment of the Ten Courts of Diyu: the concept of the Ten Courts of Yanluo began after Chinese folk religion was influenced by Buddhism; hell is divided into ten courts, each ruled by a king who judges the dead for their earthly sins before sentencing punishment, and the ten are collectively the Ten Yama Kings, operating like imperial judges supported by clerks who maintain detailed registers of human actions. They are, in order: the first hall's King Qinguang, the second hall's King Chujiang, the third hall's King Songdi, the fourth hall's King Wuguan, the fifth hall's King Yama (Yanluo Wang), the sixth hall's King Biancheng, the seventh hall's King Taishan, the eighth hall's King Dushi, the ninth hall's King Pingdeng, and the tenth hall's King of the Turning Wheel (Zhuanlun Wang). Yanluo Wang rules the Fifth Court and is the most famous of the ten. (secondary)
• of the ten kings of diyu with: Zhuanlun WangReciprocated within this batch. THE TEN ARE A SINGLE INSTITUTION, not ten unrelated judges: a soul passes through the courts in order, and each king's jurisdiction is defined by what the others do not handle.Reference treatment of the Ten Courts of Diyu: the concept of the Ten Courts of Yanluo began after Chinese folk religion was influenced by Buddhism; hell is divided into ten courts, each ruled by a king who judges the dead for their earthly sins before sentencing punishment, and the ten are collectively the Ten Yama Kings, operating like imperial judges supported by clerks who maintain detailed registers of human actions. They are, in order: the first hall's King Qinguang, the second hall's King Chujiang, the third hall's King Songdi, the fourth hall's King Wuguan, the fifth hall's King Yama (Yanluo Wang), the sixth hall's King Biancheng, the seventh hall's King Taishan, the eighth hall's King Dushi, the ninth hall's King Pingdeng, and the tenth hall's King of the Turning Wheel (Zhuanlun Wang). Yanluo Wang rules the Fifth Court and is the most famous of the ten. (secondary)
• of the ten kings of diyu with: Qinguang WangNon-symmetric, written from this end only; chinese_qinguang_wang is a pre-existing record and this batch mutates none. The corpus held the FIRST and FIFTH of the ten and no others.Reference treatment of the Ten Courts of Diyu: the concept of the Ten Courts of Yanluo began after Chinese folk religion was influenced by Buddhism; hell is divided into ten courts, each ruled by a king who judges the dead for their earthly sins before sentencing punishment, and the ten are collectively the Ten Yama Kings, operating like imperial judges supported by clerks who maintain detailed registers of human actions. They are, in order: the first hall's King Qinguang, the second hall's King Chujiang, the third hall's King Songdi, the fourth hall's King Wuguan, the fifth hall's King Yama (Yanluo Wang), the sixth hall's King Biancheng, the seventh hall's King Taishan, the eighth hall's King Dushi, the ninth hall's King Pingdeng, and the tenth hall's King of the Turning Wheel (Zhuanlun Wang). Yanluo Wang rules the Fifth Court and is the most famous of the ten. (secondary)
• of the ten kings of diyu with: Yanluo WangNon-symmetric, written from this end only; chinese_yanluo_wang is a pre-existing record and this batch mutates none. The corpus held the FIRST and FIFTH of the ten and no others.Reference treatment of the Ten Courts of Diyu: the concept of the Ten Courts of Yanluo began after Chinese folk religion was influenced by Buddhism; hell is divided into ten courts, each ruled by a king who judges the dead for their earthly sins before sentencing punishment, and the ten are collectively the Ten Yama Kings, operating like imperial judges supported by clerks who maintain detailed registers of human actions. They are, in order: the first hall's King Qinguang, the second hall's King Chujiang, the third hall's King Songdi, the fourth hall's King Wuguan, the fifth hall's King Yama (Yanluo Wang), the sixth hall's King Biancheng, the seventh hall's King Taishan, the eighth hall's King Dushi, the ninth hall's King Pingdeng, and the tenth hall's King of the Turning Wheel (Zhuanlun Wang). Yanluo Wang rules the Fifth Court and is the most famous of the ten. (secondary)

Sources

• King of the eighth Court of Diyu, who judges filial impiety and causing parents suffering, with sixteen sub-hells reserved for it, and also cheating during examinations and harming others to benefit oneself; the court's punishment is the Hot Suffocation Hell and its sixteen sub-hells.: Reference treatment of the individual Courts of Diyu: the SECOND COURT under Chujiang Wang punishes corrupt officials, dishonest doctors and those who harmed others through deception, and its sinners face the Mountain of Ice, where they freeze in eternal cold. The THIRD COURT under Songdi Wang deals with ungrateful children, those who disrespected elders, and people who incited discord within families, and its punishment involves having one's heart torn out repeatedly, symbolising the pain they caused their families. The FOURTH COURT under Wuguan Wang punishes tax evaders, business cheats and those who wasted food, who are ground between millstones or forced to embrace red-hot metal pillars. The SIXTH COURT under Biancheng Wang punishes those who desecrated sacred texts, complained against heaven, misused religious teachings or showed disrespect to the Sanbao, and its sinners are sawn in half or crushed under boulders. The SEVENTH COURT under Taishan Wang deals with grave robbers, those who sold or consumed human flesh, and violators of burial customs, whose punishments include being steamed alive or having the intestines pulled out. The EIGHTH COURT, called Hot Suffocation Hell, is ruled by Dushi Wang and judges crimes of filial impiety, with sixteen sub-hells for those who caused their parents suffering; King Dushi also sentences cheating during examinations and harming others to benefit oneself. The NINTH COURT, called Iron Web, is ruled by Pingdeng Wang, who is the final checkpoint before rebirth: his job is to catch anything the previous eight courts missed, reviewing the entire case file and checking for clerical errors. The TENTH COURT, the Wheel of Rebirth, is ruled by Zhuanlun Wang, literally 'King of the Turning Wheel', who does not punish anyone but assigns the next life; Lady Meng Po gives the Tea of Forgetfulness there, which erases the memory of the punishments, and souls then pass through the Wheel of Reincarnation to be reborn as human or animal according to the past life. (secondary)