ID: 901001373 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001373	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Ten Kings (Buddhist narrative)

Note: In Chinese mythology, story of how the 10 kings of hell, who preside over fixed regions where the dead are punished by physical tortures appropriate to their crimes. The Chinese hell (diyu; “earth prison”) is principally a Buddhist concept that has been modified by Daoism and indigenous folk beliefs, and the many existing descriptions vary in details.

Names:

	Ten Kings (Buddhist narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Shiwang (Buddhist narrative) (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),U,P)
	Shiwang (Buddhist narrative) (English,U,P)
	Shih Wang (Buddhist narrative) (Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles),U,P)
	Shih Wang (Buddhist narrative) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist narratives> (P)
		............Ten Kings (Buddhist narrative) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Sutra on the Ten Kings
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: Philosophy, Religion, Named sutras, Sutra on the Ten Kings (Buddhist sutra, 9th century)) [901001372]

Other Relationships:

	topic is .... hell (doctrinal concept)
	.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... kings (people)
	.....(monarchs, rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... dì yù
	.....(doctrinal concepts, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Buddhism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Ten Kings (Buddhist narrative)
	................Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Shiwang (Buddhist narrative)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Shih Wang (Buddhist narrative)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
	................ Harvard Art Museums [online] (2000-)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)