法苑珠林 6.80

6.80

The Biography of Zhao Tai states: Tai once suddenly expired. There were two emissaries who supported him and entered from the west, heading toward an official palace. In all there were triple black gates spanning several tens of miles around, with high beams and tiled buildings. On that day there were also five to six thousand men who had died at the same time, all outside the gate. There was an official wearing a plain silk unlined robe holding a brush, writing down the people's names and recording men on the left and women on the right separately. He addressed them, saying: "Do not move; we must take you inside to present to the Lord of Mount Tai. The register is at number twenty; he will arrive in a moment." The Lord sat facing west, flanked by guards holding swords on duty. When those on the left and right arrived, they checked the names and called them inside one by one to the Lord's place, judging them according to the gravity of their offenses and sending them into the hells. Examining the Baopuzi, it states: "According to the Jiuding ji and the Qingling jing, both state that at the death of both humans and creatures, all have ghosts."