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Yanluo Wang

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  • Shiwang

    …first judge was held by Yanluo Wang (a Chinese form of the Indian lord of death, Yama), but he was demoted to the fifth court because of his leniency. The second king has jurisdiction over the region that punishes dishonest go-betweens, fraudulent trustees, and ignorant doctors. The third king punishes…

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    …first judge was held by Yanluo Wang (a Chinese form of the Indian lord of death, Yama), but he was demoted to the fifth court because of his leniency. The second king has jurisdiction over the region that punishes dishonest go-betweens, fraudulent trustees, and ignorant doctors. The third king punishes…

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