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— 297 —<br />

met a tragic end, or have been unjustly put to death, are confined<br />

in this city. Such victims have already suffered enough<br />

upper world ;<br />

regions ? (1).<br />

how<br />

could they still be punished<br />

in the<br />

in the infernal<br />

The soul <strong>of</strong> a murdered person wanders through space, or lingers<br />

near the spot where the crime was committed (2), awaiting the day<br />

when the murderer will die, and appear before the judge <strong>of</strong> the First<br />

Court <strong>of</strong> Hades. Then the wronged soul follows him (3), accuses<br />

him, sees him condemned, gloats over his torments, and having<br />

satisfied its vengeance, proceeds to the Tenth Court, where it may<br />

now 7 be reincarnated in a new phase<br />

<strong>of</strong> existence.<br />

(1) Wieger. Moral Tenets and Customs in China, p. 379.<br />

(2) See Chinese Superstitions. Vol. I. p. 89: p. 137-138.<br />

(3) The souls <strong>of</strong> persons who have died by hanging, or assassination,<br />

accuse unceasingly their murderers before the infernal judges, until they<br />

obtain fall justice. Chinese Superstitions. Vol. 1. p. 138. — Wieger. Moral<br />

Tenets and Customs in China, p. 381.

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