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20 Cards in this Set
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Upon death, one can be reborn in five destinies.
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hells, ghosts, animals, human, and heavenly beings.
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Hell scroll with text, end of Heian period, ca. 1180s, ink and color on paper
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The Hell of Excrement, detail from Hell scroll, ink and colors on paper, ca. 1180s
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The Hell of Excrement, detail from Hell scroll, ink and colors on paper, ca. 1180s
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The Hell of Excrement, detail from Hell scroll, ink and colors on paper, ca. 1180s
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The Hell of the Giant Cock in which those who were cruel to animals will be torn and mangled by the fiery creature
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The Hell of the Iron Mortar where those guilty of theft are punished by being pounded and crushed
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The Hell of the Iron Mortar where those guilty of theft are punished by being pounded and crushed
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Detail from the Hell of Dissection where monks guilty of homicide are cut into pieces and cooked.
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From the Hungry Ghosts handscroll: the ghosts are water-eaters and this punishment is inflicted on those who sold wine mixed with water and other impurities
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Scene of Hungry Ghosts seeking food in a cemetery
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A hungry ghost participate in a child delivery, but he is unseen and strikes as a menacing presence. He is coveting the birth discards. A monk is waiting in the next room with other family members.
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A hungry ghost participate in a child delivery, but he is unseen and strikes as a menacing presence. He is coveting the birth discards. A monk is waiting in the next room with other family members.
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Ghosts in the countryside
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Buddha feeding ghosts
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From the Scroll of Diseases and Deformities, Woman with Cholera symptoms, light colors on paper, end of Heian ca. 1180s
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Man with gum disease
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Obesity
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Woman with halitosis/bad breath
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Treatment of eye disease
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