CHAPTER 52VISIT TO THE PRISON WITH VATS OF BUBBLING OIL Buddha
Tse Kong who manifested on April 9th, 1978. Year of the Horse
Buddha
Tse Kong: The heat is extremely suffocating. Shops and bus stations
are crowded with people. In hell, the roads are muddy and slippery.
However, a strange animation is prevalent there. Let’s have a good
look at the dusty world! A distressing spectacle is displayed: in the
temples and churches, the atmosphere is cheerless and dim. Artificial
flowers with depressed outlooks, and the smell of alcohol, meat, and
passionate desires have taken place a long time ago to slowly lead man
to the marsh of crimes. This explains why hell is being overcrowded with
damned souls. I hope that men will awaken themselves quickly. Now, Yang
Ts’ien, let’s go to hell. Yang
Ts’ien: Yes,
Sir. I’m ready. TK:
We arrive. Get down, son. YT:
Who are those people coming in our direction? Where do they come
from? TK:
They are the Mandarin-Governor of the prison with “Vats of
Bubbling Oil” and his Generals coming to welcome us. YT:
Oh! I have the honor to meet His Excellency and the Generals. The
Mandarin: I
am delighted with your visit as prescribed by the celestial ordinance. YT:
I thank you very much for your warm welcome. Ordinarily, on earth
I see a signboard at the gate of every factory and enterprise saying
“no admittance”. Here, it’s the reverse, because you have reserved
us a hearty welcome. Why do you do this, Excellency? TK:
The factories, mills and enterprises are public places where idle
men are not admitted. Hell doesn’t have any doors and refuses to
entertain visitors. Human beings, however, don’t seem to cast a glance
at its posted monitor. They venture to bump their heads against the
invisible door. It’s not surprising to see them crack their heads,
bleed profusely and wail incessantly. The
Mandarin: You are right, Venerable Buddha Tse Kong. No
one can come here unless they are invited. The trespasser without
permission will fall right away into a deep well before he can say
anything. So, our prison of “Vats of Bubbling Oil” is dependent on
the 9th Palace. Please come in for better inspection. YT:
Excellency, please accept
my thanks for the information. Cries and screams are resounding from the
prison. On the ground, I see a row of vats with bubbling oil spilling
over their brims. The demon-guards, on their part, are busy adding more
oil to the vats and feeding the fire with additional logs. The sinful
souls are stripped of their clothing and tied to the stakes driven into
the ground near the vats. When the oil is boiling hot, the guards pour
in cold water, and then the boiling oil and the fire splash all over the
sinners’ bodies. Their skin is swollen and blisters are formed
throughout their bodies. They utter heart-rending screams of pain. Their
lot is really pitiful. What crimes have they committed? The
Mandarin: I
am going to have some of them come here. Their declarations will be a
good lesson for men. YT:
Interesting, indeed. The
Mandarin: Here they come. Now listen, sinful
souls! These gentlemen are the Living Buddha Tse Kong and Mr. Yang
Ts’ien of the Temple of the Sages in Taichu. By celestial order, they
come to hell to gather facts. Tell them the whole truth about the wrong
actions you did in your life. The
soul: It’s
a sad shame for me to give an account of my crimes. In the terrestrial
world, I made a living with my pen. I had thought that regular writings
could not make great profits, therefore, I wrote pornographic novels.
So, I did it clandestinely, and sold them at high prices. Later on, my
wife and I disagreed, and we got a divorce. At old age, I suffered from
paralysis. This infirmity reminded me of the bad karma, the law of
retribution and sanction which govern man’s actions. All of my
misdeeds appeared accurately in the Mirror Revelator of Past Crimes. For
this reason, I had to pass by several prisons and endure various
chastisements, such as heart extraction, limb-chopping etc... I was at
last transferred to this prison for the torment of bubbling oil. I
suffer miserably day and night. I try in vain to pray for pardon. I
would like to send this message to mankind to never write pornographic
novels if you want to avoid the punishment I endure, detained in a dark
cell with no sunrays. The
Mandarin: Pornographic
scripts give birth to deplorable consequences. By reading them
youngsters are tempted to practice masturbation and seek prostitutes in
disguised pleasure-houses and dens. They may go so far as to commit rape
and even murder. In addition to the severe punishment in many prisons,
the pornographic writers are finally deported to the Eternal Prison. All
pornographic scripts must be destroyed before they can return to the
cycle of metempsychosis to receive the sanctions of the law of
causality. Now, the second soul will declare his crimes. The
soul: When in
life, I had a photography studio. My professional technique was not bad,
but business was poor. Getting advice from some friends, I started
producing pornographic films, which I sold at exorbitant prices.
Afterwards, my illicit business was discovered and I was arrested by the
police. I had to appear at a court-hearing and was given severe
sentence. That was the only crime I committed in my life. After my
death, I was sent to several prisons and finally to this one to suffer
the most painful torment. The
Mandarin: All
the people who write erotic novels, produce pornographic films,
distribute photos of nudes, prepare aphrodisiacs or publish obscene
stories are creating for themselves a bad karma. Hell has reserved for
them the most severe punishment. Sexual immorality is the root of a
thousand crimes. The writers who use their skill for writing foul things
and their talent for creating imaginary characters are intellectually
sick. They stir and trouble men’s hearts. Their crime is colossal. Men
should abstain from perusing obscene images and reading unchaste
magazines in order to avoid damaging their attitude and character.
Whoever tries to run counter to morality will sow a harmful karma and
give vent to the fury of the Immortals governing the three worlds. TK:
It’s growing late. Let’s prepare to go home. I appreciate the
useful information you have given us, Excellency. YT:
Please accept my thanks for the assistance you granted us. The
Mandarin: It’s
my pleasure. |
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