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Death Be In Vain
( , , ) is a death that is not a Jarāmaraṇa, death of natural causes, such as a suicide, homicide, or an accidental death, accident, which is an unjust death. For example, in ''Journey to the West'': "Those people are the Ghosts in Chinese culture, ghosts of the 64 places of smoke, the 72 places of grass, the princes and the chiefs, all of whom died in vain, and have no Joss paper, money and no control, and cannot be Rebirth (Buddhism), reborn, and are all lonely and Hungry ghost, hungry." In the Travels of Lao Can: "I can go, but it is not useful to the business, but to add one more wrongful death in the cage." Chinese people often set up temples for people who died in accidents, called Yin miao, hoping that after these people died in vain, they would be provided with jisi and not disturb the human world. See also * Goryō * Yin miao * Chinese hero cult * Hero shrine, Heroic Martyrs Shrine * Wrongful death claim References {{Reflist Folklore studies Cultural asp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China (other)
China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. China may also refer to: Places China-related regions, polities, and concepts * Dynasties in Chinese history, the historical dynasties that ruled and represented China * Greater China, a geographical region encompassing mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan * Mainland China, the geographical territory controlled by the People's Republic of China, excluding the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao, and territories controlled by the Republic of China * Taiwan, officially the ''Republic of China'' * Free area of the Republic of China, the geographical territory under the ''de facto'' control of the Republic of China, including Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and various other minor islands * Republic of China (1912–1949), a sovereign state based in Mainland China prior to its government's relocation to Taiwan * China proper, also called "Inner China" or the "Eighteen Provinces", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |