When the eight heads of the Yamata no Orochi came out, I realized that it was only a remnant soul and not the main body. Master Zhang also realized it. He calmed down and said,"I was shocked. If the main body really descended, it would be a disaster."
The Yamata no Orochi looked at us coldly and said in human language,"That little fellow sacrificed his life just to deal with you, you piece of trash." Heavenly Master Zhang was furious and said,"Do you think you're still that Yamata who can summon the wind and rain? You're only a remnant soul now."
The Yamata no Orochi said," Hehehe, just kill me, this remnant soul." Heavenly Master Zhang sneered." You little snake, you're too arrogant. Then, the battle was about to start. The Yamata no Orochi commander attacked first. One of his big heads spat out flames, and the other head spat out ice."
Zhang Tianshi drew talismans in the air and recited the mysterious sect of heaven and earth, the root of all qi; Cultivate trillions of tribulations to prove my divine arts; Inside and outside the three realms, only the Tao reigns supreme, and there is a golden light that covers my body. To see is not to see, to hear is not to hear, to embrace heaven and earth, to nurture all living things;
Recite ten thousand times, there is light in the body; The guards of the three realms, the five emperors welcome, the ten thousand gods worship, the thunder is used, the ghosts and demons are frightened, and the monsters are carried away. There is thunder in it, the hidden name of the Thunder God; The golden light flashed and covered the Immortal. I'm in a hurry.
The talisman in the air instantly transformed into a huge pillar of light that blocked Orochi's attack. Then, with a rumble, thick smoke instantly rose in all directions.
Orochi's expression changed as he said,"Kid, I still have something to do this time. Next time, let's decide the winner. The big snake instantly retreated, and Celestial Master Zhang also left my body. Yin qi instantly filled the surroundings."
I saw an Ox-Head and Horse-Face walking out from the Yin Qi, and there was a palanquin behind him. I suddenly remembered that the only person who could make Ox-Head and Horse-Face open the way was that person. The Ox-Head and Horse-Face books had introduced Ox-Head and Horse-Face as Ah Bang and Ah Fang.
The Five Suffering Chapters and Sentences Scripture [2] says: "The jailer's name is Abang. He has the hands of a bull-headed man and the feet of a cow. He is strong and holds a steel hairpin.”
According to the Iron City Mud Plough Scripture, the cow head was 'unfilial to his parents when he was a human. After he died, he became a ghost soldier with a cow head and a human body'. In some Buddhist scriptures, the Minotaurs were also known as the " guards ", patrolling to capture escaped criminals.
(This is a misunderstanding of the readers. The Iron City Mud Plough Scripture is a scripture that tells the situation in hell.) The quote here,"When you are a human, you are unfilial to your parents. After death, you will become a ghost soldier. You will have the head of a cow and the body of a man." It should be Bull-headed Abang who was the jailer who brought the sinner to the emperor of Yama and reported the sinner's crimes to him. Those who are unfilial to their parents are sinners, not jailers.
"Buddha's words. I have seen people in the world who are unfilial to their parents. If you don't serve monks and Taoists, you don't respect elders.
I'm not afraid of the county's prohibitions. Those who are not afraid of this world and future generations. He was not shocked or afraid. In this way, when Cao Cao died, he went into the mud to plow. Meeting Hades. Leave the good and return the bad. The name of the soldier who ploughed the mud was beside him. He led his men to Yama's place. The mud plow said. This man was unfilial to his parents when he was a human. I don't serve monks and Taoists. If you don't respect the elders, you don't give alms. Not afraid of this world and the future. I'm not afraid of the county magistrate."
(Note: The mud plow is hell, and beside the mud plow is the Tauren, the jailer, Apang.)
Horse Face was also known as Horsehead Rakshasa. "Raksha" was a demon, so the horse-headed Raksha was the horse-headed ghost.
The image was that of a horse's head and a human's body, and it was an old partner with a cow's head.
Chapter 8 of the Shurangama Sutra states,"The consciousness of the dead, upon seeing Great Iron City, fire snakes and dogs, tigers, wolves, lions, bull-headed wardens, horse-faced Rakshasa, with spears in hand, drive them into the city and into the Infernal Prison.”
According to folk legends, Ox-Head and Horse-Face were sometimes the minions of the King of Hell and the judge, sometimes they liked to take advantage of others, sometimes they did things that violated the law, and sometimes they were very sympathetic. These were also the images of the human servants in the feudal era.
Ghost soldiers such as ox-head and horse-face came from folk legends and were later absorbed by Taoism. It was not common in Buddhism, but one could often see their shadows in Taoist temples.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face used to be in charge of the underworld, so why did he become a captor under the King of Hell? Speaking of which, there was an interesting story. A long, long time ago, Plentiful City had a councilor surnamed Ma. He was considered a tycoon with both wealth and power in the city.
By right, he should be satisfied, but there was one thing that he was always brooding over. He was already 60 years old and had married 11 " side wives " one after another, only having one child. No matter how much he prayed to God, he could not get what he wanted.
Needless to say, Minister Ma treated his only son, Ma Yichun, like a pearl in his palm. However, he was very worried that if he was unlucky, not only would the Ma family's bloodline be cut off. Furthermore, there was no successor to the Wanguan family business. Because of this, he was worried day and night and didn't know what to do.
Who would have thought that the house would leak and meet the rain all night? One day, after having breakfast, Minister Ma prepared to go out to prepare food and wine for his son's 18-year-old wedding. Coincidentally, at this moment, a Mr. Eight Characters passed by the door.
"Fortune telling, fortune telling!”
When Minister Ma heard the shout, he was overjoyed and completely forgot about going out. So he walked down the steps with a long robe in his hand and invited Mr. Ba Zi to come in and sit down. After tea, Minister Ma said sincerely,"Sir, can you please read my son's fortune?”
"Yes, yes." Mr. Eight Characters nodded.”
Official Ma immediately reported the time of birth to his son. Mr. Eight Characters calculated and couldn't help but turn pale with fright. He blurted out,"Aiya, not good!"
Official Ma was getting more and more flustered, but in order to get to the bottom of it, he begged,"Please don't worry, sir.”
Mr. Eight Characters hesitated for a moment and said,"Your young master is well-off, but unfortunately, his lifespan is too short. He only has eighteen years!”
Minister Ma cried out," Oh my god!" He fainted and fell to the ground. He only woke up after a long time, his face ashen. "Sir, please think of a way to save my poor son!”
Mr. Eight Characters thought for a while and said,"How can mortals have a way? There is only one way. I wonder if the squire is willing to spend money?"”
When Minister Ma heard that there was still a way, he quickly said,"As long as I can save my son, I won't hesitate even if I have to go bankrupt!”
Only then did Mr. Eight Characters tell him,
At midnight tomorrow night, prepare the most sumptuous food and wine, pack it in a food box, and bring it to the twelve steps in front of the Gate of Hell. Give the food and wine to the two people playing chess. However, you have to invite them three times in a row and wait patiently. Don't be impatient. Minister Ma remembered them all.
The next day, when he arrived at the designated place, he saw two people playing chess there. These two were none other than Bullhead and Horseface.
Minister Ma didn't dare to disturb them, so he could only quietly kneel at the side and watch silently with the food box on his head. After the two of them finished playing a game of chess, he carefully asked,"Godfathers, please eat before you play!”The two of them seemed to be listening, but they didn't answer.
Bullhead and Horse-face saw how sincere this person was.
Looking at the sumptuous delicacies in the box, he couldn't help but drool. "Big Brother Bull, we haven't eaten yet since we're on a business trip. Let's have a good meal." Horse Face whispered to Bull Head. It's hard for this person to have such good intentions. What do you think?”Ox-Head had this intention for a long time, but he couldn't say it out loud. He nodded and said,"It's not too late to go down the mountain after eating." After saying that, he finished the food like a gust of wind. Just as he was about to leave, he saw that the person who delivered the food was still kneeling on the ground, so he asked,"You spent so much money for us, do you have something to ask of me?”
"I am in a difficult situation," said Minister Ma, kowtowing and bowing."I beg your help."”As he spoke, he even burned a string of money.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face felt bad and could only say,"What do you have to say? We still have important matters to attend to."
"Godfathers, I only have one Life Child, and my life is coming to an end. Please be magnanimous.”
"What's his name?"
"Ma Yichun."
Ox Head flipped open the "Soul-reaping Token" that Judge Cui had given him and was shocked.""Brother Ma, the person we are going to capture is none other than his son. It's just that the time hasn't come yet. I didn't expect this."
Minister Ma kowtowed repeatedly." If you two gods can extend his lifespan, I will be extremely grateful. I will definitely thank you!"”The ox head said,"The law of the underworld is strict. It's not easy to do!"”
Minister Ma was secretly anxious. He had an idea and turned to Horse Face."I have a brother surnamed Ma who is also in charge of the underworld. If you don't do it, I can only go to him.”
When Horse Face heard this, he thought to himself, I know everyone from the king to the ghosts in the Netherworld. There's no one else with the surname Ma other than me. If this relative was me, but I had never seen him before, so I asked tentatively,"My surname is also Ma. May I know who your brother is?”
"I have eyes but failed to see," squire Ma said in surprise."It's hard to write two 'horses' in one stroke. Thank you, brother."”
"You said you're my brother, why don't I remember?"”
ox-head and horse-face
"After you went to the underworld, you drank the bewitching tea and completely forgot about the matters of the Yang Realm. How can you still remember?”Horse Face thought for a moment. What he said was indeed true. Now that he had eaten his food, this matter could not be done well. He exchanged a look with Bull Head. Bullhead understood. Since that was the case, he might as well do him a favor and ask for a few spare change. Hence, while he was drunk, he went back to Cao Cao. The Emperor of Hell knew about this and sent White Impermanence to investigate personally. The Emperor of Hell was immediately furious and ordered Ox-Head and Horse-Face to be escorted to the palace. In order to kill one to respect a hundred, he punished them both with forty strokes of the stick in front of the ministers. Then, he blew two breaths of cold wind. Immediately, the ox head and horse face returned to their original forms. When the Emperor of Hell saw that they had repented, he reduced them to servitude and left them in the underworld to catch people.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face were also famous Soulbringers in Hell. Ghost City Fengdu, as well as various Shing Wong Temples, had the image of an ox with the head of a horse. The ox head originated from Buddhism. The ox head is also called Abang. It has the shape of an ox head and a human body. It holds a steel fork in its hand and can push mountains. According to the "Iron City Mud Plough Sutra", when Abang was a human, he was unfilial to his parents. After his death, he became a minotaur in the underworld, serving as a yamen runner who patrolled and searched for escaped criminals. According to some sources, Buddhism only had cow heads in the beginning. When it was introduced to China, because people emphasized the importance of symmetrical and paired, it was matched with horse faces. However, there was also information that Horse Face was also known as Horse Face Rakshasa and came from Buddhism. However, in my research, I didn't find any mention of Horse-Face as a servant of Hell in Indian mythology. There was an image of " Horse Face Wise King " in Tantra Buddhism, but that was a great god in Tantra Buddhism. It was said that he was the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva, far from the servants of Hell. The saying of the ox head and horse face spread among the people, and was later absorbed by Taoism, and served as the subordinate of King Yama and Judge. Ox-headed and horse-faced people were rarely seen in orthodox Buddhist temples. Instead, they were commonly seen in folk temples such as Chenghuang Temple, Dongyue Temple, and Yama Temple.
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