Is there any classic source for the Buddhist sayings about hell messengers and hell judges?

Ksitigarbha Sutra

The seventh article of benefit and survival

Ksitigarbha replied. Senior citizens. I am now and all sentient beings in the future and present. Inherit the power of Buddha. It's a matter of course. Senior citizens. All sentient beings in the future and present. Dying. heard the name of a Buddha. The name of a Bodhisattva. The name of a Pratyeka Buddha. Regardless of guilt or innocence. Learn to be liberated.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva replied: "Today, I inherit the majestic power of the Buddha to briefly explain this matter for all sentient beings in the future and the present world." Elder, if many sentient beings in the future and present lives are about to die, if they can hear the name of a Buddha, a Bodhisattva, or a Pratyekabuddha, regardless of whether they are guilty or not, they will be able to Get relief. ’

If there is a man or woman. Failure to practice good deeds in life will lead to many sins. After death. The size of the dependents. For the benefit of all sacraments. One point out of seven points. Six points of merit. The living are self-interested. That's why. Good men and women in the future and present. Wen Jian studied by himself. You get what you get.

'Suppose there is a man or woman who did not do good deeds but did many evil deeds when he was alive. After death, no matter how big or small his family members are, they can create great merits or small merits for him. Among the merits, the dead can only get one point, and the other six points of merits will be benefited by the survivors. For this reason, if good men and women in the future and now can quickly cultivate good deeds and cultivate blessings for themselves while they are healthy, After death, every benefit will be obtained by oneself. ’

The Great Ghost of Impermanence. Arrive unexpectedly. The wandering god. Unknown guilt. Within seven or seven days. As stupid as deaf. Or debate the consequences of karma in various departments. After review. Reportedly conceived. between unknowns. Thousands of sorrows. Not to mention falling into all the evil realms.

‘Impermanence’: It has no permanent nature and is endless in birth and death. In an instant, there are the four impermanent phenomena of creation, existence, destruction, and emptiness in the world of objects; birth, old age, illness, and death in the world of sentient beings; and the four impermanent signs of birth, existence, change, and death in the mind. It arises and dies moment by moment, without stopping. ‘Zhu Si’: They are the judges who reward good and punish evil. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva also said: "The Great Ghost of Impermanence, you don't have to wait for him, he will come naturally, take you away, and make you wander in the dark and lightless underworld, without knowing whether you have committed a crime or gained a blessing." For seventy-seven forty-nine days after death, a person seems to be demented or deaf. Or he may debate before many judges the consequences of his good and bad karma during his lifetime, and after their judgment, he is reborn according to his karma. The deceased was already filled with all sorts of sorrows before being judged, how much more would he fall to all kinds of evil paths and suffer? It’s even more miserable! ’

It’s the end of life. Not yet reborn. Within seven or seven days. Between thoughts. Looking forward to all the flesh and blood and family members. With the power of bringing benefits to rescue. That's later. Receive rewards according to your karma. If the city is a sinner. It lasts for thousands of years. No day of liberation. If it is the five uninterrupted sins. Fall into the Great Hell. Thousands of calamities. Suffer forever.

'This dead person, before he could be reincarnated, would always hope that his flesh and blood and family members would do good deeds for him during the seven or forty-nine days, so that he could live a happy life. Relying on the power of this merit, we can be saved by the Buddha and be reborn on a good path. If you pass these forty-nine days, you will receive the retribution according to your karma. If this person who commits a serious crime is punished, he will have to live for thousands of years without any escape. If you commit the five uninterrupted sins and should fall into the great hell, you will have to go through thousands of kalpas and suffer all kinds of suffering forever. ’ (Five uninterrupted sins: 1. Patricide. 2. Patricide. 3. Arhat slaying. 4. Breaking the harmony of the monks. 5. Exuding the blood of the Buddha.)

The elder. Such are the sins of all sentient beings. After death. Dependents of flesh and blood. To build a camp. Support Taoism without fasting. And the second is the camp together. Rice leaves. Not abandoned to the ground. Even the food is offered to the Buddha and the monks. Don't eat first. If there is any violation of food. And lack of diligence. It's life-ending. Incredible. Such as diligently protecting the purity and devoting oneself to the Buddha and the Sangha. It's life-ending. Seven points and one. This is the elder. All living beings in Jambudvipa. If it can be his parents and even his family members. After death. Set up a fast to make offerings. Be diligent and diligent. Such a person. Survival and profit.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said to the elder again: "After the death of sentient beings who have committed sins like this, their family members, relatives, and flesh and blood will cultivate blessings for them, prepare vegetarian meals for them, and offer them to the Buddha and Sangha to help the deceased alleviate their sins." Industry. If the fasting meal has not been finished, or when preparing fasting vegetables, do not waste the rice washing water and vegetable leaves, and do not throw them on the ground casually. Even all kinds of food are not allowed to be eaten before they are offered to the Buddha and Sangha. If you do not follow the above instructions, eat first, and do not practice meritoriously and diligently, then the deceased will not benefit at all. If the deceased can work diligently, keep clean, and make offerings to Buddhas and monks sincerely, then the deceased will only get one point among the seven points of merit. For this reason, elder! If sentient beings in Jambudvipa can hold fasts and make offerings to the Three Jewels on behalf of their parents or dependents after their death, with sincerity and sincerity, both the living and the deceased will benefit. ’

When you say yes. The Trayastry Heavenly Palace. There are thousands of billions of nayutas and Jambudvi ghosts and gods. All have boundless bodhicitta. The elder debater bowed and left.

When Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva finished speaking these words, there were tens of thousands of billions of Nayuta Jambudvipa gods and ghosts in the Trayasa Heaven Palace. After listening to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s words, they all emanated immeasurable and supreme righteousness. The desire to wait for enlightenment. The elder debater also bowed and returned to his original position.