If his life was evil, he will be punished according to his sins--slanderers having their tongues cut out, thieves and cheaters being boiled in oil--or reincarnated as a dog or pig to work out his karma.
如果生平為惡，就依所犯罪過，判處不同刑罰：愛挑撥是非的，割舌頭；忤逆尊長的，遭大石壓頂；竊盜、詐欺的，下油鍋；殺人放火的，受熱銅柱烙刑… …。有的則轉世為豬、為狗，以贖前生之罪。