| The Travel Notes in Hell | |
| Author | Yangsheng (楊生) |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Language | Chinese |
| Genre(s) | Occult novel |
| Publication date | 1976 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
The Travel Notes in Hell ( Chinese:地獄遊記 Pinyin: dì yù yóu jì), so called Journeys to The Under-World, is a Chinese novel, describing what Yangsheng(楊生) who was a planchette handler saw and heard when he follow his master Daoji (濟公 Pinyin: jì gōng) to visit Hell on instructions of the Jade Emperor. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Daoji ( (1130 &ndash 1207 commonly known as Ji Gong ( Master Ji or ( Living Buddha Ji Gong was a Buddhist monk during the Southern Song Dynasty Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering The Jade Emperor ( or 玉帝 Yù Dì) is the Taoist ruler of Heaven and all realms of existence below including that of Man and Hell The Jade was issued on the 15th day in 8th moon(8th Sep, 1976) with the express intention of helping and saving human beings.
The details and conversations of each Journey were written in Chinese characters on the planchette board during each planchette session held in Sheng Xian Tang-the words were read aloud and recorded on paper for compilation— a very tedious and time-consuming process. A planchette is a triangular or heart-shaped board supported by castors which moves to spell out messages or answer questions The visits were generally made at night time.
The purpose of this Book is to enable people to understand what happens to one's soul after death, to let readers realise that it pays to do more good deeds, when still alive. Through the story, the writer wants to bring out a message about not doing evil. Didacticism is an artistic philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in Literature and other types of Art.