Journey to the West 76: "The prince was destined to die in the middle of the night. Who dares to stay in the fourth watch! " Come with me first, then put on the rope and pull! "
Liu Yi in A Dream of Red Mansions: "You don't know the old saying:' The Yan told you to die in the third watch, who dares to stay in the fifth watch? "'
The source of death
In ancient Indian mythology, Yan was the god in charge of the underworld, and there was already a legend about Yan in the Rigveda, the oldest existing poetry collection in India. The concept of Yan may have been formed earlier, with more than one source. In fact, Yan has many different versions of legends in ancient India.
After Buddhism was founded, it followed the strict concept and regarded Yan as the god who managed hell. After strict belief was introduced into China, the Ten Temples School came into being. Also known as Yan, Yan.