What happens when we die

The whole process of people going to the underworld after death, we will analyze where we will go after death, what we will experience, and how we will be reincarnated. The article is neither scary nor superstitious. Those who believe can understand it, and those who don't believe it can also read it as a legend. What happens to us after death, keep reading...

Where do people go after death?

According to Taoist cultural theory, the process of going to the underworld after death is described. According to legend, after the death of a person, there will be a quick catch in the underworld, that is, Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang will go to hook people's souls and bring them into the gate of hell. , that is, ox head and horse face, bring the undead to the underworld, accept the trial of the ten temples of the underworld, and finally decide which way the undead can enter to continue reincarnation, or go to heaven to enjoy happiness, or reincarnate as a human or something Animals, or were cast into the legendary eighteen layers of hell to suffer.

What is the world like after death?

According to legend, when people go to the underworld after death, they pass through the gate of hell first, and then they have to embark on a road called Huangquan. On both sides of the road, there is an extremely gorgeous flower blooming. This kind of flower can only see the flowers but not the green leaves. It is a flower on the other side. It takes a long time to walk on this road. At the end of the road, there is a small river called Wangchuan River. There is a stone bridge called Naihe Bridge on the river. There is a small pavilion called Meng Po Ting next to the stage, and there is a person named Meng Po, who waits there and hands a bowl of Meng Po soup to every passerby. Drinking the Meng Po soup makes people forget everything. There is also a stone on the bank of Wangchuan River, called Sansheng Stone, which records each person's past life, present life and next life. After passing the Naihe Bridge, look at the world for the last time on the Wangxiang Terrace, and then enter the underworld.

First pass: Ghost Gate Pass

According to legend, after the death of the person, the three souls and six souls were taken away by the rapid arrest of black and white impermanence in the underworld, and they were taken to the necessary checkpoint of the ghost country by Niu Tau Ma Mian. The proverb goes: "Ghost gate, ten people go, nine people return." There are sixteen ghosts in front of the ghost gate. Legend has it that King Yama specially selected a group of evil ghosts to check in here. The ghost check was extraordinarily harsh and strict, so that no one could get away with it. Before his death, whether it was a dignitary or a commoner, whoever came here had to be checked to see if he had a pass to the ghost country - Lu Yin, which was the basis for reporting to the ghost country after death. The Lu Yin is 3 feet long and 2 feet wide. It is made of yellow soft paper, and it is written "For Emperor Fengdu Tianyu Yama to send Lu Yin and everyone in the world this guide is necessary before they can be reincarnated in the underworld and ascend to heaven." At the same time, the road guide was stamped with three seals of "Yinsi City God, Fengdu County Government". Anyone who burns it in the burial or cremation after death will follow the soul to the underworld.

Second pass: Huangquan Road

After passing through the gate of hell, the next is a long Huangquan Road. The human soul has to go a long way to report to the underworld and pass through many passes. Therefore, Huangquan Road can be a general term for these passes and journeys, or it can simply refer to this road called Huangquan Road. On Huangquan Road, there are fiery red flowers on the other side. From a distance, it looks like a carpet made of blood. It is also called the "Road to Fire" because of its redness like fire. It is also the only scenery and color on this long Huangquan Road. People follow the guidance of this flower to the hell of hell. People die when their yangshou is up. This is a normal death. People who die normally first have to pass the gate of hell. After passing this pass, the soul of the person becomes a ghost. In addition, there are many lonely and wild ghosts on Huangquan Road. Those who have not yet reached the end of their yang life and died normally can neither go to heaven, nor reincarnate, nor go to the underworld. They can only wander on Huangquan Road, waiting for the end of their yang life to report to the underworld and wait for the fate of King Yama.

The third level: Three Lives Stones

There is a bluestone called Sansheng Stone beside the bridge. The characters on the stone are bright red like blood. The top of the stone is engraved with four big characters "Go to the other side early". Legend has it that it records each person's past life, this life and the next life, the cause of the past life, the fruit of this life, The reincarnation of fate, the origin and the extinction, are heavily engraved on the Three Lives Stone. For thousands of years, it has witnessed the sufferings and joys, sorrows and joys, laughter and tears of all living beings, the debts that should be paid, the feelings that should be repaid, and the three lives of the stone are written off.

Fourth level: Wangxiang Terrace

Wangxiangtai, the Tugaotai where Meng Po and Shishi are located, is in front of the bridge, not behind it. Wangxiang Terrace is also known as "Homesickness Ridge". Here, you can go on the stage and look at the situation of Yang Shi's family, so it has become a window for ghosts to look at the world and a holy place for the living and the dead to connect with each other. Legend has it that after a person dies, "without eating human food for one day, he will pass through the realm of yin and yang in two days, and arrive at Wangxiang Terrace in three days to see his relatives crying and mourning." Angrily, he still forced his way to Wangxiangtai. Finally, he looked at his hometown and cried aloud before he gave up his mind and went to the "Underworld". "Wangxiang Terrace is full of ghosts, and my eyes are full of tears. Wives, children, old and young lie by the side of the coffin, and relatives and friends gather in the mourning hall." It is also said that the construction of Wangxiangtai in the underworld is very strange. It is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. Standing on it, five continents and four oceans can be seen. At first, Wangxiangtai was set up in the first hall. Because Bao Lao Yan Luoyuan was in charge of the first hall, because he was too merciful and sympathetic to his death, he repeatedly released it to Yang Shenxue, and was downgraded to the fifth hall. Six Punishment Heart Little Hell.

The fifth level: Forgotten River

Also known as the "Three Ways River", it stretches between Huangquan Road and the Underworld. Of course, in order to see your favorite in the next life, you don't have to drink Meng Po soup, then you have to jump into the Wangchuan River and wait for thousands of years to be reincarnated. In a thousand years, you may see the person you love the most in this life walking on the bridge, but the words cannot communicate, you can see him, but he can't see you; in a thousand years, you can see him walking over the Naihe Bridge over and over again, drinking Bowl after bowl of Mengpo soup, although I hope that he will not drink Mengpo soup, but I am afraid that he will not be able to bear the pain of thousands of years of suffering in the river; after a thousand years, if you can still remember the past life, You can re-enter the world and find the person you loved most in your previous life.

Sixth level: Meng Po soup

Meng Po Tang, also known as Wangqing Water or Wangyou San, forgets past and present life as soon as you drink it. Meng Po put Meng Po soup on the head of Naihe Bridge, not the soup that was given to people on the bridge. Everyone has to cross the Naihe Bridge, and Po Meng has to ask if you want to drink a bowl of Meng Po soup. If you want to cross the Naihe Bridge, you must drink the Meng Po soup. Not to be reincarnated. Everyone in the world has their own bowl here, and the Mengpo soup in the bowl is actually the tears shed by the living people, because everyone will cry when they are alive: joy or sorrow, Either pain, hatred, sorrow, or love... Po Meng collected their tears and boiled them into soup. When they left the world and walked to the bridge of Naihe, let them drink it and forget it. The love, hatred, and sorrow when alive, clean and re-enter the six realms, either as a fairy, or as a human, or as an animal.

Not everyone will drink Meng Po soup willingly. Because in this life, there will always be those who have loved who do not want to forget. Mother Meng will tell him: the tears you shed for her life have boiled into this bowl of soup, and drinking it means drinking your love for her. The last memory in the eyes of the person who came was the person he loved in this life. After drinking the soup, the figure in his eyes slowly faded, and his eyes were as clear as a newborn baby. After drinking Mengpo Tang, you can forget the pain and sorrow, sorrow and joy in the world. As long as you drink her soup, the grievances in the past and present will be completely forgotten, and you will be a new person in the next life. People you care about and people you hate will be strangers in the next life. This kind of soup that people don't know each other is called Meng Po soup.

Seventh level: Naihe Bridge

"Crossing the bridge of the Naihe River, once you go, you won't look back." The bridge is divided into three layers, the upper layer is red, the middle layer is dark yellow, and the bottom layer is black. The river is full of lonely and wild ghosts who cannot be reborn. Those ghosts who died of drowning are always on the bridge or on the left and right sides of the bridge, looking for a substitute for themselves, so that they can be reborn and reincarnated. Those who go to the lower floors will be stopped by ghosts, dragged into the filthy waves, bitten by copper snakes and iron dogs, and will not be able to escape from torture.

After crossing the Naihe Bridge, you can go to six places, that is, enter the six realms of reincarnation: the realm of heaven and human beings, the realm of asuras, the realm of human beings, the realm of beasts (also called the realm of beasts), the realm of evil ghosts, and the realm of hell. Among them, gods, asuras, and human beings belong to the upper three realms, while animals, demons, and hell belong to the lower three realms. As for which way to go, it is classified according to the good and evil achievements of the undead . Those with more good karma tend to be assigned to the upper three realms, and those with more bad karma tend to be assigned to the lower three realms.

The process of going to hell after death does not apply to everyone. If people who practice good deeds have perfect merits, they will skip the process of hell after death and be led directly to the Western Paradise by Buddha. It may also skip the process of the underworld, and will often be directly sent to hell due to karma. After reading the "legend" that has been circulating for more than a thousand years, although it cannot be confirmed by science, it still affects people's hearts. Everyone is constantly curious and fearful...

Do you think the world after death exists? No matter what your answer is, the best choice will be... "Seize the moment and do good deeds in time", in order to guarantee you: happiness and peace of mind!