#keneo

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Keneō is a figure in Buddhist mythology. Described as a monstrous old man, he sits on the banks of the Sanzu River in the underworld.

When a soul arrives in the underworld, his partner Datsue-ba removes their clothes, and Keneō hangs them on a branch. The worse the soul's sins, the further the branch will bend. Keneō and Datsue-ba will then exact punishment, depending on the soul's deeds.

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懸衣翁 (Keneo)

Keneo is an old man who sits at the edge of the Sanzu River in the Buddhist underworld. When a soul of an adult arrives at the river, Datsue-ba takes the clothes of the sinners and Keneo hangs these on a branch that bends to reflect the gravity of their sin. Various forms of punishments are performed by the pair.