二殿楚江王所管轄的地方叫“活大(da)地獄(yu)”,位于(yu)大(da)海之(zhi)底、正南方(fang)沃(wo)礁石下。二殿閻君,懲罰的(de)罪(zui)犯多是(shi)違倫常、亂法紀(ji)、造業(ye)無數(shu)、至死不悔之(zhi)惡徒。這個地獄縱橫八千(qian)里(li),按佛教的(de)常用語(yu)來講相(xiang)當(dang)于(yu)五百(bai)由旬。而且“活(huo)大(da)地獄”下面還設(she)立(li)有十(shi)六個小(xiao)地獄。
十六個(ge)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)分別為黑(hei)云沙小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、糞尿泥小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、五叉小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、饑餓小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、焦(jiao)渴小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、膿血小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、銅(tong)斧小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、多銅(tong)斧小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、鐵鎧小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、幽量小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、雞小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、灰河小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、斫截小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、劍葉(xie)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、狐狼(lang)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)、寒冰小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)地(di)(di)獄(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)(yu)。
如果世(shi)人在陽間(jian),造作過(guo)以下7種罪業,將會直(zhi)接押入“活大(da)地獄”受罪。如果犯(fan)的(de)罪沒有太嚴重,則會押往“活大(da)地獄”設立的(de)十六個小地獄。當惡人在第二殿服刑期(qi)滿,則會發配(pei)到第三(san)殿。
據晚(wan)唐至五代時期(qi)道明和尚所撰《十(shi)王(wang)(wang)經》記載:相(xiang)傳人死后,中有之(zhi)身于(yu)二(er)七(qi)日(ri)(即(ji)第二(er)個七(qi)日(ri))至此王(wang)(wang)廳。其間須經三途河(即(ji)奈河),于(yu)河畔衣(yi)領(ling)樹(shu)(shu)下,有脫衣(yi)婆,待亡人來(lai),即(ji)剝取(qu)亡人之(zhi)衣(yi),交予懸衣(yi)翁懸之(zhi)于(yu)樹(shu)(shu)枝,量(liang)罪之(zhi)輕重(zhong);若罪重(zhong)而樹(shu)(shu)枝垂下時,引路牛頭(tou)及(ji)催行馬頭(tou)兩鬼(gui)即(ji)逐其往楚(chu)江王(wang)(wang)大廳審判(pan)。(注(zhu)釋:敦煌遺書中《十(shi)王(wang)(wang)經變》共存世5卷(juan)(juan);法國(guo)伯希和收集(ji)有3卷(juan)(juan),英(ying)國(guo)施坦因收集(ji)2卷(juan)(juan),之(zhi)所以《十(shi)王(wang)(wang)經》會流失(shi)海外(wai),是因為在八國(guo)聯軍侵華期(qi)間,敦煌藏經洞被開啟(qi),法國(guo)伯希和和英(ying)國(guo)施坦因乘積利用低價攝取(qu)國(guo)寶,在此期(qi)間無(wu)數國(guo)寶流失(shi)海外(wai),《十(shi)王(wang)(wang)經》亦是其中之(zhi)一)
據明朝時期(qi)吳承恩所撰《西游記》第五(wu)十八(ba)回二心攪(jiao)亂大(da)乾坤一(yi)(yi)體難修真寂滅記載:“大(da)王,背陰山(shan)上,有兩個齊(qi)天(tian)大(da)圣打得來也!”慌得那第一(yi)(yi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)秦廣王傳報與二殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)楚江王、三殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)宋帝王、四殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)卞(bian)城王,五(wu)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)閻(yan)羅王、六殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)平等王、七(qi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)泰山(shan)王、八(ba)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)都市王、九殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)仵官王、十殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)轉輪王。一(yi)(yi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)轉一(yi)(yi)殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian),霎時間,十王會齊(qi),又著(zhu)人(ren)飛報與地(di)藏王。盡在森羅殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)上,點聚陰兵,等擒真假(jia)。(注釋:大(da)體意思是有真假(jia)兩個孫悟空因為無人(ren)能夠(gou)分辨(bian)誰真誰假(jia),跑到陰曹(cao)地(di)府請十殿(dian)(dian)(dian)(dian)閻(yan)王、判官和(he)地(di)藏王菩薩來分辨(bian))
據傳(chuan)是(shi)清朝(chao)時期一名法(fa)號“淡癡”的修行者游歷(li)地(di)府,將《玉歷(li)寶(bao)(bao)鈔(chao)》從地(di)府帶出,據《玉歷(li)寶(bao)(bao)鈔(chao)》記載:楚江王主掌大海(hai)之底,正南方沃燋石下的活大地(di)獄。此地(di)獄縱橫(heng)八千里(五(wu)百由旬(xun)),另設(she)十六小(xiao)地(di)獄。