二殿楚江王所管轄的地方叫“活大(da)地獄”,位(wei)于(yu)大海之底、正南(nan)方沃礁石下(xia)。二殿閻君,懲罰的罪(zui)犯多是違倫常、亂(luan)法紀、造業無數、至(zhi)死不悔之惡徒。這(zhe)個地獄(yu)縱橫八千(qian)里(li),按佛(fo)教(jiao)的常用語來講相當于(yu)五百(bai)由旬。而(er)且“活大地獄(yu)”下(xia)面(mian)還設(she)立有十(shi)六個小地獄(yu)。
十(shi)六個小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)分別為黑(hei)云沙小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、糞尿泥(ni)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、五叉小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、饑餓(e)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、焦(jiao)渴小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、膿血(xue)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、銅斧小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、多(duo)銅斧小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、鐵鎧小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、幽量(liang)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、雞小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、灰(hui)河小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、斫截小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、劍葉小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、狐狼小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、寒(han)冰小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)。
如果(guo)世人在(zai)陽間(jian),造作過以下(xia)7種(zhong)罪(zui)業,將會(hui)(hui)直接(jie)押(ya)入“活(huo)(huo)大地獄”受罪(zui)。如果(guo)犯(fan)的罪(zui)沒(mei)有太(tai)嚴重,則(ze)會(hui)(hui)押(ya)往“活(huo)(huo)大地獄”設立的十六個小地獄。當惡人在(zai)第(di)二殿服刑期滿,則(ze)會(hui)(hui)發配到第(di)三(san)殿。
據(ju)晚唐至五代時(shi)期(qi)道(dao)明和(he)尚(shang)所(suo)撰《十王(wang)(wang)經(jing)》記(ji)載:相傳人死(si)后,中有(you)(you)之(zhi)身(shen)于二七日(即第二個(ge)七日)至此王(wang)(wang)廳(ting)。其(qi)間須經(jing)三途河(即奈(nai)河),于河畔衣領樹下,有(you)(you)脫衣婆,待亡(wang)人來,即剝取亡(wang)人之(zhi)衣,交(jiao)予懸衣翁懸之(zhi)于樹枝,量罪(zui)之(zhi)輕重;若罪(zui)重而(er)樹枝垂下時(shi),引(yin)路(lu)牛頭及催行(xing)馬頭兩鬼即逐其(qi)往楚江(jiang)王(wang)(wang)大(da)廳(ting)審(shen)判(pan)。(注釋:敦煌遺書中《十王(wang)(wang)經(jing)變》共存世5卷;法(fa)(fa)國伯(bo)希和(he)收集有(you)(you)3卷,英(ying)國施坦因收集2卷,之(zhi)所(suo)以(yi)《十王(wang)(wang)經(jing)》會流(liu)失海外,是因為在八(ba)國聯(lian)軍侵(qin)華期(qi)間,敦煌藏經(jing)洞被開(kai)啟,法(fa)(fa)國伯(bo)希和(he)和(he)英(ying)國施坦因乘積利(li)用低價攝取國寶,在此期(qi)間無數國寶流(liu)失海外,《十王(wang)(wang)經(jing)》亦是其(qi)中之(zhi)一(yi))
據明朝時期吳承恩(en)所撰《西游記》第(di)(di)五十(shi)八回二心攪(jiao)亂大乾坤一(yi)(yi)體(ti)難(nan)修真寂滅記載:“大王(wang),背陰山(shan)上(shang),有兩(liang)個齊(qi)天大圣(sheng)打得來也(ye)!”慌得那(nei)第(di)(di)一(yi)(yi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)秦廣王(wang)傳報與二殿(dian)(dian)(dian)楚江王(wang)、三殿(dian)(dian)(dian)宋帝王(wang)、四殿(dian)(dian)(dian)卞城王(wang),五殿(dian)(dian)(dian)閻羅王(wang)、六殿(dian)(dian)(dian)平等(deng)王(wang)、七殿(dian)(dian)(dian)泰山(shan)王(wang)、八殿(dian)(dian)(dian)都市王(wang)、九殿(dian)(dian)(dian)仵(wu)官王(wang)、十(shi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)轉輪王(wang)。一(yi)(yi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)轉一(yi)(yi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian),霎時間,十(shi)王(wang)會齊(qi),又著人(ren)飛報與地藏(zang)王(wang)。盡在森羅殿(dian)(dian)(dian)上(shang),點(dian)聚陰兵,等(deng)擒真假(jia)。(注釋:大體(ti)意思(si)是有真假(jia)兩(liang)個孫悟空因為無人(ren)能夠分(fen)辨誰(shui)真誰(shui)假(jia),跑到陰曹(cao)地府請十(shi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)閻王(wang)、判官和地藏(zang)王(wang)菩(pu)薩來分(fen)辨)
據傳是清朝時(shi)期一名法號“淡癡”的(de)修行(xing)者游歷地(di)府(fu)(fu),將《玉(yu)歷寶鈔(chao)》從地(di)府(fu)(fu)帶出(chu),據《玉(yu)歷寶鈔(chao)》記載:楚江王(wang)主掌大(da)海(hai)之(zhi)底(di),正南(nan)方沃燋石下的(de)活大(da)地(di)獄(yu)。此(ci)地(di)獄(yu)縱橫八千里(五百由旬),另設(she)十六小(xiao)地(di)獄(yu)。