염라대왕은 가장 이른 시기에 힌두교에서 이 세상을 관장하였던 주신으로 뒤에 불교 밀종에 흡수되었다.
In the earliest days, King of the netherworld was the chief god of the world in Hinduism, taking charge of this world, and was later absorbed by Buddhist esotericism.