續一切經音義 2.79

2.79

King Yama (閻羅王: sometimes written Shanmo [剡魔], sometimes [𤓁魔], all of which are corrupt and abbreviated Sanskrit terms. Correctly it is Yamarāja [琰魔羅]; translated in meaning as the “King of Equality.” He oversees the karmas of transgressions and merits regarding life and death, and guards the eight cold and eight hot great hells. He employs ghost minions to pursue and arrest sinners in the five destinies, punishing and scourging them with impartial justice. Therefore the Sānqǐ jīng says, “Brought before King Yama, receiving retribution according to one's karma”—this is what it refers to).