Who is the actual controller of the underworld? Is Yan Luowang the highest level manager?

In ancient China fairy tales, the actual controller of heaven is the Jade Emperor, the actual controller of the ocean is the Dragon King, and the actual controller of the land is Ren Huang. However, the actual controllers of the underworld are at least five people, which is not complicated. In fact, the strength of the underworld should not be weak, just because the management system is chaotic, repeatedly violated, and there is no ability to resist; Now let's take a look at who are the five actual controllers of the underworld:

Top, 5 Dongyue Taishan Tianqiren Shengdi

Dongyue Taishan Tianqi Rensheng Emperor is referred to as Dongyue Emperor for short, also known as Taishan God, Taishan Jun and Wuyue Jun, ranking second in Yuqing Yuan Palace and the first in Wuyue. Legend has it that he is the fifth generation grandson of King Pangu, who holds the human soul, life and death, dignity and official position, and is the place where everything begins. From the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, Mount Tai has always been a sacred place for monarchs to ascend to heaven. Moreover, he is in charge of 365 gods in the world. He is the master of Yan Jun, with ten halls in the underworld and eighteen floors in hell. In some places, people have to go to Dongyue to call the roll when they die.

At the top, four Tibetan bodhisattvas.

The Tibetan Bodhisattva is named after its "faithfulness as earth, quietness as deep as a secret treasure". It is also one of the four great bodhisattvas of Han Buddhism. Since the infinite robbery, the Tibetan Bodhisattva has already reached the sea of wisdom of the Buddha, and its merits are complete, which should have achieved the results of the Buddha. But Tibetan Bodhisattva vowed to be all sentient beings, so she concealed her true merits and appeared everywhere to save all sentient beings with her own will and free magical power. There is a saying that the Bodhisattva Dizang once made a big wish that "the hell is not empty, it will not become a Buddha, and all beings will prove Bodhi".

Top, 3 Arctic Emperor Wei Zi.

Emperor Wei Zi occupies an important position in Chinese folk beliefs, and belongs to one of the four emperors of Taoism, ranking below the jade emperor, assisting the jade emperor in managing the astral world. Known as the "celestial emperor." "The book of Northern Yin is too mysterious to be suppressed" says: "In the past, the emperor of the Arctic was Ziyu, who lived on the wall of Ziyu, the master of Vientiane and the arch of the stars. He is the emperor of Jin Xian, who went to court and led Du Feng. " It is said that Fengdu Emperor was one of the two members of Emperor Wei Zi. He was in charge of Du Feng, that is, hell. He was divided into six officials who were in charge of the affairs of the underworld. As the old saying goes, the most heinous and heinous people, as well as ghosts, will be imprisoned here in Du Feng Hell, and they will never be able to cross over to heaven.

Above, Emperor Tsinghua of the East Pole.

The East Pole Qinghua Emperor is also known as Taiyi Salvation Buddha, and Taiyi Salvation Buddha, together with the Antarctic Jade Qing King, is the left and right waiter of the Jade Emperor God. It is called "Jade Qing Ying incarnation" in the scriptures, that is, Yun Qi is the incarnation of Jade Qing, with the essence and secrets of Jiuyang. In Taoism, there is another way to govern hell, that is, Emperor Wei Zi incarnates the ghost Fengdu Emperor, the God and Lord of Taiyi. Taiyi saves the suffering Buddha, but it can turn the blood lake, the symbol of karma and hell karma, into a lotus pond. With the roar of nine lions, it can open the door to Jiuyou Hell, which is the deepest part of hell.

Top, 1 Been Empress

Empress Houtu originated from the worship of land and women in the natural worship of matriarchal society. It is said that she was the earliest king on earth. Later, she cooperated with the jade emperor who presided over the heaven and became the goddess who dominated the earth and mountains. Because the ancients thought it was sunny and cloudy, the spread of Chu ci, and there was also a saying that the god of the afterlife was in charge of the secluded capital; This statement is therefore not easy to disappear. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Yi's "Songs of Chu" notes: "You are governed by underground soil. Underground ghosts, so they are called Youdu. " Therefore, as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, when the ancients often built tombs, visited graves or held funerals, they also regarded worshipping the land gods as a custom.

These are the five well-known actual controllers of the underworld, but in fact, due to the deviation of myths from all sides, the actual controllers of the underworld may be more than these five great gods; This result not only confuses the management system of the underworld, but also makes the world of the underworld not know which god to worship, which leads to the confusion of faith. This is Yamaraja, the tenth temple. In this view, Yamaraja of the Tenth Temple can only be regarded as a senior manager, among whom Yan Luowang is the God of the Fifth Temple.