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The Sixth Court The Realm of Lord Biàn Chéng |
第六殿 卞城王
Dì-Liù Diàn Biàn Chéng Wáng 第六殿 卞城王 |
| The Court of King Biàn Chéng is situated at the bottom of the great Ocean, |
卞城王，掌理大海之底，
Biàn Chéng wáng, zhǎnglǐ dàhǎi zhī dǐ, 卞城王，掌理大海之底， |
| due north of the Wòjiāo rock. It is a vast, noisy Hell, |
正北方沃燋石下的大叫唤大地狱。
zhèngběi fāng Wòjiāoshí xiàde dàjiào huàn dàdì yù. 正北方沃燋石下的大叫喚大地獄。 |
| eight thousand miles in extent, |
宽广八千里（五百旬）。
kuānguǎng bāqiān lǐ (wǔbǎi xún). 寬廣八千里（五百旬）。 |
| and around it are sixteen dungeons. |
四周另十六小地狱。
sìzhōu lìng shíliù xiǎo dìyù. 四周另十六小地獄。 |
| 1. The Dungeon Where People Kneel for Long Periods on Iron Shot. |
一名常跪铁砂小地狱。
Yī Míng Cháng Guì Tiěshā Xiǎo Dìyù. 一名常跪鐵砂小地獄。 |
| 2. The Dungeon Where People Are Placed up to Their Necks in Filth. |
二名尿泥浸身小地狱。
Èr Míng Niào Ní Jìn Shēn Xiǎo Dìyù. 二名尿泥浸身小地獄。 |
| 3. The Dungeon Where People Are Pounded Till the Blood Runs Out. |
三名磨摧流血小地狱。
Sān Míng Mó Cuī Liúxiě Xiǎo Dìyù. 三名磨摧流血小地獄。 |
| 4. The Dungeon Where Mouths Are Opened With Iron Pincers and Filled Full of Needles. |
四名钳嘴含针小地狱。
Sì Míng Qián Zuǐ Hán Zhēn Xiǎo Dìyù. 四名鉗嘴含針小地獄。 |
| 5. The Dungeon Where Kidneys Are Fed to Rats. |
五名割肾鼠咬小地狱。
Wǔ Míng Gē Shèn Shǔ Yǎo Xiǎo Dìyù. 五名割腎鼠咬小地獄。 |
| 6. The Dungeon of Encircling Thorns and Biting Locusts |
六名棘网蝗钻小地狱。
Liù Míng Jí Wǎng Huáng Zuān Xiǎo Dìyù. 六名棘網蝗鑽小地獄。 |
| 7. The Dungeon Where People Are Crushed to Jelly. |
七名礁捣肉浆小地狱。
Qī Míng Jiāo Dǎo Ròu Jiāng Xiǎo Dìyù. 七名礁搗肉漿小地獄。 |
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8. The Dungeon of Lacerations and Repetitive Whipping.
[Note: The missing character, jí, should be written jí 既 with mǐn 皿 under it. It is not available in the Unicode 4.0 character set. It means "repeatedly."] |
八名裂皮X擂小地狱。
Bā Míng Liè Pí Jí Léi Xiǎo Dìyù. 八名裂皮X擂小地獄。 |
| 9. The Dungeon Where Mouths Are Filled With Fire. |
九名衔火闭喉小地狱。
Jiǔ Míng Xián Huǒ Bì Hóu Xiǎo Dìyù. 九名銜火閉喉小地獄。 |
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10. The Dungeon Where People Are Licked by Flames.
[NOTE: The missing character, bèi, should be written with gé 革 + fēi 非. It is item U+292C2 of the extended Unicode 4.0 character set, not yet available in most computer fonts. It means to blow fire.] |
十名桑火X烘小地狱。
Shí Míng Sāng Huǒbèi Hōng Xiǎo Dìyù. 十名桑火X烘小地獄。 |
| 11. The Dungeon of Dung and Filth. |
十一名粪污小地狱。
Shíyī Míng Fèn Wū Xiǎo Dìyù. 十一名糞汙小地獄。 |
| 12. The Dungeon Where People Are Butted by Oxen and Trampled by Horses. |
十二名牛雕马躁小地狱。
Shí'èr Míng Niú Diāo Mǎ Zào Xiǎo Dìyù. 十二名牛雕馬躁小地獄。 |
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13. The Dungeon Where People Are Scratched With Needles.
[Note: The missing character, pī, should be written jīn 金+ fēi 非; it is U+4935 in the Unicode 4.0 standard, but is missing in most computer fonts. It refers to a kind of needle.] |
十三名X窍小地狱。
Shísān Míng Pī Qiào Xiǎo Dìyù. 十三名X竅小地獄。 |
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14. The Dungeon Where Heads Are Struck Till They Are Shelled Like Eggs.
[Note: The missing character, zhuó, should be written jīn 金 + shǐ 豕. It is not available in the Unicode 4.0 character set. It means "to strike".] |
十四名X头脱壳小地狱。
Shísì Míng Zhuó Tóu Tuōké Xiǎo Dìyù. 十四名X頭脫殼小地獄。 |
| 15. The Dungeon Where People Are Chopped in Two at the Waist. |
十五名腰斩小地狱。
Shíwǔ Míng Yāozhǎn Xiǎo Dìyù. 十五名腰斬小地獄。 |
| 16. The Dungeon Where Skin Is Taken Off and Rolled Up. |
十六名剥皮揎草小地狱。
Shíliù Míng Bāopí Xuān Cǎo Xiǎo Dìyù. 十六名剝皮揎草小地獄。 |
| These dungeons accommodate those who have committed the following sins: |
世人若犯以下罪事，即入此地狱。
Shìrén ruò fàn yǐxià zuì shì, jí rù cǐdì yù. 世人若犯以下罪事，即入此地獄。 |
| 1. Those who find fault with the wind and curse the thunder, who like only fine weather and loath rain; |
怨天尤地；讨厌风，咒骂雷，喜欢晴，厌恶雨。
Yuàn tiān yóu dì; tǎoyàn fēng, zhòumà léi, xǐhuan qíng, yànwù yǔ. 怨天尤地；討厭風，咒駡雷，喜歡晴，厭惡雨。 |
| 2. those who let their tears fall towards the north [towards the magistrate]; |
对着北方（天空）大小便，哭泣。
duìzhe běifāng (tiānkōng) dàxiǎobiàn, kūqì. 對著北方（天空）大小便，哭泣。 |
| 3. those who steal treasures from the inside temple statues |
偷窃神佛装塑法身时内藏的宝物。
tōuqiè shén fó zhuāng sù Fǎshēn shí nèi cáng de bǎowù. 偷竊神佛裝塑法身時內藏的寶物。 |
| 4. or scrape the gilding from the outside of images; |
刮取神圣佛像法相上的金银宝物。
guā qǔ shénshèng fóxiàng fǎxiàng shàng de jīnyín bǎowù. 刮取神聖佛像法相上的金銀寶物。 |
| 5. those who take holy names in vain, |
随便乱呼叫神佛的名讳、圣号。
suíbiàn luàn hūjiào shén fó de mínghuì, shèng hào. 隨便亂呼叫神佛的名諱、聖號。 |
| 6. those who show no respect for written paper or scriptures; |
不尊敬、爱惜有字之纸、与经书。
bù zūnjìng, àixī yǒu zì zhī zhǐ, yǔ jīngshū. 不尊敬、愛惜有字之紙、與經書。 |
| 7. those who throw down or pile up dirt and rubbish near pagodas or temples; |
寺庙、道观、宝塔的前后，泼洒、堆积污秽的东西。
sìmiào, dàoguàn, bǎotǎ de qiánhòu, pōsǎ, duījī wūhuì de dōngxi. 寺廟、道觀、寶塔的前後，潑灑、堆積污穢的東西。 |
| 8. those who use dirty cookhouses and stoves for preparing the sacrificial meats |
家中供养旨的法像，于厨中灶中煮食荤、肉等不洁的东西，
jiāzhōng gòngyǎng zhǐ de fǎxiàng, yú chú zhōngzào zhōng zhǔ shí hūn, ròu děng bù jié de dōngxi, 家中供養旨的法像，於廚中竈中煮食葷、肉等不潔的東西， |
| or who do not abstain from eating the flesh of oxen (who plow fields) and dogs (who guard houses) and frogs, |
尤其吃牛肉、狗肉、青蛙，
yóuqí chī niúròu, gǒu ròu, qīngwā, 尤其吃牛肉、狗肉、青蛙， |
| which especially must not be used in sacrifices. |
对佛、神、更是大不敬。
duì fó, shén, gèng shì dàbùjìng. 對佛、神、更是大不敬。 |
| 9. those who have in their possession blasphemous or obscene books or magazines; |
家中保存、收藏违背正理的书, 或黄色书刊。
jiāzhōng bǎocún, shōucáng wéibèi zhènglǐ de shū? huò huángsèshūkān. 家中保存、收藏違背正理的書, 或黃色書刊。 |
| 10. those who burn or tear up books or pamphlets or other things which urge people to be good; |
烧毁涂损劝善的书籍、文章、器物。
shāohuǐ tú sǔn quànshàn de shūjí, wénzhāng, qìwù. 燒燬塗損勸善的書籍、文章、器物。 |
| 11. those who carve or sketch sacred images, |
雕刻、图绘神圣的图象，
diāokè, tú huì shénshèng de túxiàng, 雕刻、圖繪神聖的圖像， |
| such as the symbol of the origin of a things, the Sun and Moon, the Big Dipper, |
例如太极图、日月、七星、
lìrú Tàijí tú, Rìyuè, Qīxīng, 例如太極圖、日月、七星、 |
| the two immortals named Hé, the Royal Mother, the God of Longevity |
和合二圣、王母、寿星，
Héhé èr shèng, Wángmǔ, Shòuxing, 和合二聖、王母、壽星， |
| or any of the great immortals, or the buddhas of the three realms, |
所有的上仙，三世诸佛的形相，
suǒyǒu de Shàngxiān, sānshì zhū fó de xíngxiàng, 所有的上仙，三世諸佛的形相， |
| or the holy swastika, or similar symbols |
或卍字花样等，
huò wàn zì huāyàng děng, 或卍字花樣等， |
| and then wear them on clothing or use them on household utensils; |
在一切衣服、器具上。
zài yīqiè yīfu, qìjù shàng. 在一切衣服、器具上。 |
| 12. those who embroider clothes with imperial the dragon and phoenix; |
在衣裙上绣上龙凤的图像。
zài yīqún shàng xiù shàng lóng fèng de túxiàng. 在衣裙上繡上龍鳳的圖像。 |
| 13. those who waste grain; |
浪费、糟蹋五谷。
làngfèi, zāota wǔgǔ. 浪費、糟蹋五穀。 |
| 14. those who who buy up grain to sell when the price is exorbitantly high |
囤积米粮，期待卖高价钱。
dùn jī mǐliáng, qīdài mài gāo jià qián. 囤積米糧，期待賣高價錢。 |
| —all these shall be thrust into the great and noisy Hell, |
犯以上的罪事，都发入大叫唤大地狱。
fàn yǐshàng de zuì shì, dōu fā rù dàjiào huàn dàdì yù. 犯以上的罪事，都發入大叫喚大地獄。 |
| where they will be examined as to their misdeeds and passed accordingly into one of the sixteen dungeons for torture. |
再查出所犯的事件性质，分发至小地狱受苦刑。
zài cháchū suǒ fàn de shìjiàn xìngzhì, fēnfā zhì xiǎo dìyù shòukǔ xíng. 再查出所犯的事件性質，分發至小地獄受苦刑。 |
| And then, at the expiration of their time, they will be sent on to the Seventh Court to see if they have further crimes for treatment there. |
期满再转解第七殿，考查有无第七殿管辖的罪恶。
Qīmǎn zài zhuǎnjiè dì qī diàn, kǎochá yǒuwú dì qī diàn guǎnxiá de zuì'è. 期滿再轉解第七殿，考查有無第七殿管轄的罪惡。 |
| All dwellers still in the human world who, on the 8th day of the 3rd moon, |
世间的人，能在三月初八日，
Shìjiān de rén, néng zài sān yuè chū bā rì, 世間的人，能在三月初八日， |
| maintain a vegetarian fast and remain pure in body, speech, and thought, and who register a vow from that date to sin this way no more, |
茹素、持戒，清净身口意，发誓立愿；今后不敢再犯以上的诸罪，
rúsù, chíjiè, qīngjìng shēn kǒu yì, fāshì lìyuàn; jīnhòu bùgǎn zàifàn yǐshàng de zhū zuì, 茹素、持戒，清淨身口意，發誓立願；今後不敢再犯以上的諸罪， |
| and, on the 14th, 15th, and 16th of every 5th moon, and the l0th of the 10th moon, to practice abstinence, |
并且能够每逢五月十四、十五、十六；十月初十日，禁戒不行房事，
bìngqiě nénggòu měiféng wǔyuè shísì, shíwǔ, shíliù; shí yuè chū shí rì, jìnjiè bùxíng fángshì, 並且能夠每逢五月十四、十五、十六；十月初十日，禁戒不行房事， |
| vowing, moreover, to exert themselves to convert others |
同时，立愿此后要辗转劝诫别人。
tóngshí, lìyuàn cǐhòu yào zhǎnzhuǎn quàn jiè biéren. 同時，立願此後要輾轉勸誡別人。 |
| —people such as these shall escape the bitterness of all the above-mentioned dungeons. |
如此，则准许免受以上诸小地狱的苦刑。
rúcǐ, zé zhǔnxǔ miǎnshòu yǐshàng zhū xiǎo dìyù de kǔxíng. 如此，則准許免受以上諸小地獄的苦刑。 |
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