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Chinese Legendary Hell

Where is the Hell?

Taoism (Daoism) books say there are 36 heavens and 36 grounds in the universe. The Original Supreme God lives in the 36th heaven. The Spiritual-Treasure Supreme God lives in the 35th heaven. The Ethics-Virtues Supreme God, who had once the incarnation to Lao-Tse, lives in 34th heaven. They are top three Gods in the Taoism (Universe).

The Jade Emperor lives in the 33rd heaven. He is the king of gods and in charge of 33 heavens and 36 grounds, including the legendary hell.

According to Taoism documentation, the legendary hell is under the sea. The kingdom of legendary Hell has 10 palace halls. Each palace has a king.

King Chin-Kwang at The First Palace

The first palace of the hall is the entry door to the hell. It's located at the western side of a big scorching and burning stone inside the ocean. The first king of the first palace is King Chin-Kwang, who is in charge of people's date of birth and death.

People have the benevolent deeds with good virtue will be protected and escorted to pass the hell and be sent to the heaven or happiest world. People have some kind deeds and charitable work will be sent to 10th palace of the hell and wait for rebirth. People with evil behaviors will bring up the a stage. There is a Sin mirror with 50-feet width and 10-feet height on the stage. In the front the Sin Mirror, people can see all bad deeds they did in the human world. After seeing the guilty behaviors the previous life, people will be sent to the second palace of the hell and wait for the punishment.

The birthday of Chin-Kwang King is on the first day of the second lunar month.

King Chu-Kian at The Second Palace

The second palace of the hell is under the south side of the big scorching and burning stone in the sea. The king of the second palace is . The palace has 64,000 square miles long. It contains 16 divisions of the small hells.

The birthday of King Chu-Kian is on the first day of the third lunar month.

King Sung-Dee at The Third Palace

The third palace of the hell is under the southern-east side of the big scorching and burning stone in the sea. The king of the third palace is King Sung-Dee. The palace has 64,000 square miles long. It contains 16 divisions of the small hells.

The birthday of Sung Dee King is on the 8th day of the second lunar month.

King Wu-Kuan at The 4th Palace

The 4th palace of the hell is under the east side of the big scorching and burning stone in the sea. The king of the 4th palace is King Wu-Kuan. The palace has 64,000 square miles long. It contains 16 divisions of the small hells.

The birthday of Wu-Kuan King is on the 28th day of the second lunar month.

King Yen-Lo at The 5th Palace

The 5th palace of the hell is under the northern-east side of the big scorching and burning stone in the sea. The king of the 5th palace is King Yen-Lo. The palace has 64,000 square miles long. It contains 16 divisions of the small hells.

Yen-Lo King was in charge of the first palace of the hell. He sent the death people who died of injustice back to the human world to have a chance to clear up the false charge many times. Then he was demoted to the fifth palace of the hell.

The birthday of King Yen-Lo is on the 8th day of the first lunar month.

King Ka-Chen at The 6th Palace

The 6th palace of the hell is under the north side of the big scorching and burning stone in the sea. The king of the 6th palace is King Ka-Chen. The palace has 64,000 square miles long. It contains 16 divisions of the small hells.

The birthday of King Ka-Chen is on the 8th day of the third lunar month.

King Tai-Shan at The 7th Palace

The 7th palace of the hell is under the northern-west side of the big scorching and burning stone in the sea. The king of the 7th palace is King Tai-Shan. The palace has 64,000 square miles long. It contains 16 divisions of the small hells.

The birthday of King Tai-Shan is on the 27th day of the third lunar month.

King Tu-Sze at The 8th Palace

The 8th palace of the hell is under the west side of the big scorching and burning stone in the sea. The king of the 8th palace is King Tu-Sze. The palace has 64,000 square miles long. It contains 16 divisions of the small hells.

The birthday of King Tu-Sze is on the first day of the 4th lunar month.

King Pin-Tong at The 9th Palace

The 9th palace of the hell is under the southern-west side of the big scorching and burning stone in the sea. The king of the 9th palace is King Pin-Tong. The palace has 64,000 square miles long. It contains 16 divisions of the small hells.

The birthday of King Pin-Tong is on the 15th day of the 4th lunar month.

King Chuan-Roon at The 10th Palace

The 10th palace of the hell is the east side of the big scorching and burning stone in the ocean. The king of the 10th palace is King Chuan-Roon. King Chuan-Roon is in charge of the rebirth of death spirits, who might become saints, human, spirits, animal, ghost or staying in the Hell.

The birthday of King Chuan-Roon is on the 17th day of 4th lunar month

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By Master Allen Tsai on January 18, 2022