mingsonjia:孟婆 Lady Meng or Lady Mengpo is a deity serves in 地府 the court of the underworld in C
mingsonjia:孟婆 Lady Meng or Lady Mengpo is a deity serves in 地府 the court of the underworld in Chinese mythology. It is said that after a person’s death, his soul will walk across a bridge called 奈何桥 Naihe Bridge. Bi’an Flowers bloom around the bridge and it’s the only flower can be found there (Bi’an Flower was a concept from Buddhism and is represented by red spider lily in visual arts). Under the bridge is 忘川 the River of Forgetfulness. At the other end of the bridge is 望乡台(Hometown-viewing Terrace), 三生石(Memorial Stone of Sansheng, gives a final recall of the eternal love) and the old lady Mengpo. She will give a secret brew to the one that has arrived. People call the secret brew 孟婆汤 Mengpo Tea or 迷魂汤 Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness. After finishing the tea, the one will forget everything about his passed life. Since then he’s permitted to be back to the cycle of rebirth and starting his next life. Occasionally some souls pretended that they had drunk the tea. It causes the past life memories stay in their childhoods. There’re two sayings about the water that she uses to brew the tea. One is the water from the River of Forgetfulness. Another is all the tears the person have shed in his life. -- source link
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