Juo were awed and feared; they were believed to send the dead to the hell (Buddhism) or the wheel of life of Rokudo (Six Realms of Reincarnation) in view of the amount of bad things each dead creature did during his or her lifetime.
十王は死者の罪の多寡を鑑み、地獄(仏教)へ送ったり、六道への輪廻を司るなど畏怖の対象であった。