Hells Of Excrements And Impaling

Hell Punishments, left side
Scene 21, Baodingshan, Dazu (map)

Some unfortunate sinners are beaten into a vat of excrement, while others are impaled alive by ferocious "hell wardens." These employees of the hellish bureaucracy are merely doing their job, and should not be confused with the malicious fallen spirits (devils and demons) of the West.