Geohun (act. 18th century) Gyeonghwan Hye... Jeonggwan Yeongin Yeongu Seonhong Yeongsu

The bodhisattva Kshitigarbha (Jijang in Korean) is the deity of the afterlife who redeems souls suffering in hell into the Pure Land of the Buddha Amitabha (Amita). The Ten Kings of Hell, shown here surrounded by their assistants and officials, judge whether the soul of a deceased is to be consigned to a hot or cold hell or to be reborn as a deity, human being, animal, demon or hungry ghost.

This painting was commissioned to hang in a monastery's Hall of the Underworld (Myeongbu-jeon) to accrue merit for the donor.