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the shoulder and forbidden by the Buddha.
12 The Afterworld is usually referred to in English as The Underworld and to most Chinese this is apt as the entrance is often described as a large hole in the ground in Szechuan province or at the base of T'ai Shan in Shantung. However, in several Underworld scrolls hanging in Buddhist monasteries the Courts of the Underworld are portrayed in the clouds with carefree humans wandering below.
13 The hammer and chisel produce the avenging thunderbolts, and the drums cause the rumbling thunder.
14 These Four Great Celestial Kings are to be seen in the entrance hall to most Buddhist temples. They are the Hindu Lokapala, the guardians of the Four Corners of the World and known colloquially as the Four Diamond Kings.
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