Karma-Court of King Sōtei (vom Bearbeiter vergebener Titel)

King Sōtei, the third of the ten (judge) kings of the dead kingdom and the other over his own court, can be told by an assistant about the deeds of the dead, who is held by the oni König (demon). In the lower part of the picture, a deceased man who is torn by the tiger and two others fleeing from a white animal (fox? wolf?). In the post-death period, common Buddhist notions decide on the place and form of retreat according to the laws of karma. This period is referred to as the “middle darkness” (chūin 中様) and forms the actual realm of the dead, which is governed by Ten (judges) kings (jūō Diese) with their own court of justice (see: Bernhard Scheid, “Das Buddhist Totenreichund sein Ten Könige.” In: Religion-in-Japan: A Web Handbook University of Vienna, since 2001 (as of 11.8.2016). URL: http://www.univie.ac.at/rel _ jap/an/Myths/Beyond/Kingdom of the Dead?oldid = 64886). King Sōtei (Sōtei-ō König König/Monju Bosatsu 文様様) is the third of the Ten (judges) kings.