The idea was imported to Japan and, although there are differences among sects, it is generally believed that a person dies, walks through the path of chuin in order to purge his/her soul, and turns into Buddha, aiming at the other world.
それが日本に伝わり、宗旨によって考え方は様々であるが、人は死後、魂を清めて仏になる為に中陰の道を歩き、あの世を目指す。