The main point of telling this tale is to appease the soul of the deceased by explaining that in the vicissitudes of human life, no matter whether one is a saint, an emperor, a wealthy man, a person of extraordinary longevity, or a hero, in the end they can't avoid death.
主要是安慰亡魂，「人生海海」，即使是聖人、帝王、鉅富、長壽或英雄，也終難免一死。