<P> Incorporating ideas from Taoism and Buddhism as well as traditional Chinese folk religion, Diyu is a kind of purgatory place which serves not only to punish but also to renew spirits ready for their next incarnation . There are many deities associated with the place, whose names and purposes are the subject of much conflicting information . </P> <P> The exact number of levels in Chinese Hell - and their associated deities - differs according to the Buddhist or Taoist perception . Some speak of three to four' Courts', other as many as ten . The ten judges are also known as the 10 Kings of Yama . Each Court deals with a different aspect of atonement . For example, murder is punished in one Court, adultery in another . According to some Chinese legends, there are eighteen levels in Hell . Punishment also varies according to belief, but most legends speak of highly imaginative chambers where wrong - doers are sawn in half, beheaded, thrown into pits of filth or forced to climb trees adorned with sharp blades . </P> <P> However, most legends agree that once a soul (usually referred to as a' ghost') has atoned for their deeds and repented, he or she is given the Drink of Forgetfulness by Meng Po and sent back into the world to be reborn, possibly as an animal or a poor or sick person, for further punishment . </P> <P> Zoroastrianism has historically suggested several possible fates for the wicked, including annihilation, purgation in molten metal, and eternal punishment, all of which have standing in Zoroaster's writings . Zoroastrian eschatology includes the belief that wicked souls will remain in hell until, following the arrival of three saviors at thousand - year intervals, Ahura Mazda reconciles the world, destroying evil and resurrecting tormented souls to perfection . </P>

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