Ten Kings of Yama

Japanese: 閻魔十王 - えんまじゅうおう
Ten Kings of Yama

...Therefore, the belief that Jizo Bodhisattva is the original form had already arisen in China, and it came to be worshiped to pray for salvation of the dead. That is, in Japan, the Ten Kings of Yama and the Three Buddhas are the Thirteen Buddhas, and are the deities of worship from the first seven days to the thirty-third anniversary of a person's death. In this case, Yama is the deity of worship for the fifth and seventh days after death, and is worshipped as Jizo Bodhisattva....

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to the "Ten Kings of Enma" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…したがって中国でもすでに本地は地蔵菩薩であるという信仰が生まれ,死者救済を願うために信仰されるようになった。すなわち日本では閻魔十王と三仏を十三仏にあてて,初七日忌から三十三回忌までの供養本尊とする。この場合は閻魔は五七日忌の供養本尊となり,地蔵菩薩としてまつられる。…

※「閻魔十王」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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