Hell of Money is a form of joss paper printed in the form of official tender banknotes. Records are not an official form of recognized currency or a valid means of payment because the sole purpose intended is to be offered as a burnt offering to the deceased as a superstitious solution to resolve the financial problems of their ancestors. This custom has been practiced by modern China and throughout East Asia since the late 19th century. The early 20th century examples took the resemblance of small commercial currencies of a kind issued by businesses throughout China until the mid-1940s.
Identify joss paper types as "bank notes of hell" or "hell money" and alienate them largely is Western construction, since these items are only considered as other forms of joss paper (????????? ?) in East Asian cultures and has no specific name or status.
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The word hell in hell bank notes refers to Diyu (Simplified Chinese: ?? ; traditional Chinese: ?? ; pinyin: dÃÆ'¬yÃÆ'¹ , "dungeon"; ??, dÃÆ'¬f? , "underground field"). These words are printed on some notes. In traditional Chinese belief, it is considered where the soul of the deceased was first assessed by God from the Earth Court, Yan Wang. After this special assessment, they are escorted to heaven or sent to the lower level labyrinth and space to atone for their sins. People believe that even in worldly courts, spirits need to use money.
A popular story says that the word hell was introduced to China by Christian missionaries, who taught that all non-Christian Chinese will go to hell after death. The word "hell" is thus misinterpreted to be an appropriate English term for life after death and therefore adopted as such. Some print notes try to correct this by removing the word "hell" and sometimes replacing it with "heaven" or "heaven". These special bills are usually found in joss packages intended to be burned for Chinese gods, and usually have the same designs as hell paper but with different colors.
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Design
The earliest examples of this note are published in denominations of 5 and 10 yuan and upwards, with this amount being deemed adequate until inflation takes over in China from 1944. The soaring denominations of the authentic currency are immediately reflected in those issued to the afterlife, and after 1945 most of the Hell paper money is issued in denominations of $ 10,000 or higher. These earlier issues more commonly describe landscape, temple or railroad scenes, and many varieties that literally amount to millions.
Modern Hell bank records are known for large denominations, ranging from $ 10,000 to several billion. The front is usually a statue of the Emperor of Heaven, the main king of heaven in Taoism; signature, romanized as Yu Wong or Yuk Wong ; and a reply from Yanluo, the King of Hell (??). There is usually a picture of the Hell Bank behind the notes.
Commonly sold banknotes are $ 10,000 banknotes arranged after the old US Federal Reserve Records. The front contains, regardless of the portrait of the Jade Emperor, the seal of the Hell Bank which consists of the image of the bank itself. Many of the small and vague "Bank Records of the Hell" are scattered on the back in yellow. It is sold in packs of 50 to 150, and wrapped in plastic.
Shops specializing in selling ritual goods, such as religious goods stores in Malaysia, also sell larger and more complex notes that have larger denominations than the usual $ 10,000 bills. Some notes depict the Emperor of Heaven, and describe other famous figures from Chinese mythology, such as the Eight Immortals, Buddhas, Yama, or dragon images. Some even describe famous dead people, such as US President John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe.
Customs
When burning a note, the note is placed as a loose bundle, in a manner that is deemed respectful. Alternatively, in some customs, every bank note can be folded in a certain way before it is thrown into the fire because the belief that burning real money brings bad luck.
While the custom of burning "hell bank records" has remained legal in China, the Ministry of Civil Affairs since 2006 has banned the practice of "burnt offerings" for deceased people, including luxury villa, sedans, concubines and other sacrificial goods and Viagra and simulated models of "karaoke hostesses" and "supergirls" based on the hit Mongolian Cow Yoghurt Supergirl hit contest TV, according to the Ministry, in an attempt to eradicate "feudal" and superstitious behavior.
See also
- An ancestor
- Ghost Festival
- Joss paper
- Religious merchandise
References
- Smith, Ward & amp; Matravers, Brian (1970). Chinese Banknotes, p.Ã, 144. Shirjieh Publisher, Menlo Park, California
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External links
- Media related to Mortuary paper money on Wikimedia Commons
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