|
The Heibai Wuchang, literally "Black and White Impermanence", are two deities in Chinese folk religion in charge of escorting the spirits of the dead to the Underworld. As their names suggest, they are dressed in black and white respectively. They are the subordinates of Yama, the ruler of the Underworld in Chinese mythology, alongside the Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Hell Guards. They are worshipped as fortune deities in Chinese temples in some countries. In some instances, the Heibai Wuchang are represented as a single being – instead of two separate beings – known as the Wuchang Gui (also romanised ''Wu-ch'ang Kuei''), literally "Ghost of Impermanence". Depending on the person it encounters, the Wuchang Gui could appear as either a fortune deity who rewards the person for doing good deeds or a malevolent deity who punishes the person for committing evil. ==Alternative names== In folklore, the White Guard's name is Xie Bi'an () while the Black Guard's name is Fan Wujiu (). They are sometimes referred to as "Generals Fan and Xie" (). "Bi'an" literally means "definitely will be at peace" while "Wujiu" literally means "cannot be helped". In Fujian and Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore and Malaysia, they are known as "First and Second Masters" () or "First and Second Uncles" (; Hokkien: ''Tua Di Ah Pek'' / ''Tua Li Ya Pek''). In Taiwan, they are called "Seventh and Eighth Masters" (). In Sichuan, they are referred to as the "Two Masters Wu" (). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heibai Wuchang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|