VIII - Justice
This card combines both Buddhist qualities of Justice and Mercy. The Justice Diety, Fufo, is usually depicted with an intensely fierce expression, holding a sword in one hand and a rope in the other. The sword is used to punish wrongdoers, and the rope is used to bind them. The goddess og mercy, Kwannon, is a female deity who originally was male. She guides those who have led virtuous lives to the Pure Land, or paradise.
This woman holding a balance is just an ordinary Japanese woman. She, like all of us, determines whether her lessons on dying will be an encounter with the god of justice or the goddess of mercy. In either case, she will meet with compassion. Fudo, for all his ferocity, ultimately wishes to teach all beings to achieve enlightenment through goodness and love.
This card reminds us to seek harmony and balance in what we do. For all we do, we should always act with good intentions and impartiality.
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