"Jigoku zoshi" (scrolls depicting Buddhist hell) (a book of Tokyo National Museum, a book of Nara National Museum, both are national treasures), "Gaki soshi," (Hungry Ghosts Scroll) (a book of Kyoto National Museum, a book of Tokyo National Museum, both are national treasures), "Yamai no soshi" (Diseases and Deformities) (a book of Kyoto National Museum, a national treasure) are emakimono that deal descriptions of the Hell, preta, and suffering from starvation or disease.
『地獄草紙』（東京国立博物館本、奈良国立博物館本、ともに国宝）、『餓鬼草紙』（京都国立博物館本、東博本、ともに国宝）、『病草紙』（京博本＝国宝ほか）は、それぞれ、末法思想にもとづいて、地獄の様相や餓鬼のあり様、飢えや病の苦しみを扱った絵巻物である。