Fire God Judgement - Kashinpan

Japanese: 火神判 - かしんぱん
Fire God Judgement - Kashinpan

...Kaoru Nakata gives the following eight types of trials based on cases from ancient India: (1) Fire Trial (holding a red-hot iron in hand), (2) Water Trial (submerging the victim underwater for a certain period of time), (3) Scale Trial (weighing the victim twice and comparing the body weight before and after), (4) Poison Trial (feeding the victim poison or having a poisonous snake bite the victim), (5) Divine Water Trial (making the victim drink sacred water), (6) Rice Trial (making the victim bite rice offered to the gods), (7) Boiling Oil Trial (making the victim take money from boiling oil), and (8) Lottery Trial (drawing two lots, black and white). There are also other types, such as the Crocodile Fish Trial (Vietnam), which is based on whether a crocodile will harm the victim, but in any case, these are dangerous and painful methods of trial. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Fire God Judgment" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中田薫は古代インドに行われた事例などから次の8種をあげている。(1)火神判(灼熱した鉄を握らせる),(2)水神判(水底に没して一定時間耐えさせる),(3)秤神判(体重を2度計量して前後を比較する),(4)毒神判(毒を食させ,または毒蛇にかませる),(5)神水神判(神水をのませる),(6)嚼米神判(神饌米をかませる),(7)沸油神判(沸かした油の中から貨幣をとらせる),(8)抽籤神判(黒白二つのくじをひかせる)の8種である。このほかにもワニが害すかどうかによる鰐魚神判(ベトナム)などもあるが,いずれにしても危険,苦痛をともなう裁判方法といえる。…

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