阎罗王

阎罗王 is the Chinese folk form of the Indian Yama/Yanluo death judge discussed in 136. 春日明媚，聊聊鬼神. The episode treats him as a clear example of religious localization: a figure entering through Buddhist materials becomes part of Chinese popular hell, official judgment, and moral-storytelling systems.

The source stresses that Chinese folk memory often turns admired officials into Yanluo-like judges. Figures such as Bao Zheng, Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, and Han Qinhu are invoked because people want a court after death that is less corrupt than life. Yanluo Wang therefore connects Afterlife Moral Accounting with public desire for incorruptible judgment.

Connections

• 136. 春日明媚，聊聊鬼神 - source episode.
• [[TenKingsOfHell|十殿阎罗]] - localized court system built around multiple hell judges.
• Afterlife Moral Accounting - judgment and punishment function attached to Yanluo.
• Underworld Bureaucracy - administrative order in which Yanluo operates.
• [[FengduDadi|丰都大帝]] and [[DongyueDadi|东岳大帝]] - overlapping death authorities in the source.