All living things, including human beings, are considered to be placed in Chuin (intermediate state in which one abides) immediately after their deaths, unless they are extremely good or bad; each of them is judged by the Juo between Shonanoka (a memorial service on the sixth day after one's death) and Nanananoka (the 48th day after the date of one's death), Hyakkanichi (the 99th day after one's death), the first anniversary of his or her death, and the third year after his or her death.
人間を初めとするすべての衆生はよほどの善人やよほどの悪人でない限り、中陰と呼ばれる存在となり、初七日～七七日（四十九日）及び百か日、一周忌、三回忌には十王の裁きを受けることとなる。