The Nineteenth Picture of Mantang in the Four Medical Classics: Signs of Human Death (1)

Figure 19 Signs of Human Death (1)

(1) This picture is based on the content of Chapter 7 “Signs of Human Death” of the “Four Medical Classics and Discussions”.

(2) The central part of this diagram shows the causes of dreams and various dreams. Pictured: “The soul enters the white vein” is the cause of the formation of dreams, and the three major factors of Long, Chiba, and Bacon can lead to the formation of different dreams. When life ends, the soul can come out of the top of the head and ascend to heaven with Suo Zenglong; When life ends, the soul comes out of the urethra and anus and falls into hell or animals, hungry ghosts. Under different circumstances, the human soul can also exit through the four branches of the heart vein: the front east, right south, back west, and left north.

(3) The rest of this diagram shows various auspicious and bad omens.