在道教的经典中，三清教主随方设教，为堕入血湖地狱的亡魂说经演忏、传科布道，八万四千诸狱，为何如此看重血湖地狱？道教在做黄箓道场，一般都会专设血湖经忏。“仙道贵生，无量度人”，是道教的重要教义，道教究竟如何救拔血湖地狱众生的呢？相传血湖地狱是众生的怨气所化，枉死者多会堕入此狱？它会不会就是无间地狱，血湖教主宝相真人是如何在血湖中救母的呢？
宝相真人如何御封血湖教主？
宝相真人的母亲王氏讳名秀贞，因产厄而亡。宝相真人走遍八万四千诸狱不见王氏，只有后得知王氏身处血湖地狱。那么，blood lake hell in which place?《太乙救苦天尊说拔度blood lake宝忏》、《元始天尊济度blood lake妙经》等记载，blood lake hell in the south of Big Iron Enclosure Mountain, at the bottom of North Yin Sea, has a great hell named No-Interval Hell.
Blood Lake Hell is where?
In the east north of No-Interval Hell, there is a blood pool named Blood Lake, which is one million two thousand li long and eight million four thousand li wide. Below it lies a gate called Fubo Gate, controlled by the Great God of Blood Lake. The five hells in Blood Lake are: Bloody Pool Hell, Bloody Cold Hell, Bloody Polluted Hell, Bloody Resourceful Hell and Bloody Heaven.
What kind of people might fall into Blood Lake Hell?
According to 《广成仪制Blood Lake大斋科品全集》and 《元始天尊济度Blood Lake妙经》， men and women from all over the world who died under various circumstances such as being shot or stabbed with guns or swords; those who fell off cliffs or were crushed by rocks; those who suffered from diseases like plague or abscesses; and those whose lives ended due to accidents involving vehicles or wild animals may all end up in this hell.
How does one escape from Blood Lake?
To be rescued from this hell requires an application to be presented before heaven's throne followed by recitation of sacred texts and performance of rituals according to specific regulations after eliminating all negative emotions left behind by their past deeds.
What did King Yama say about his encounter with Xuanzang?
In some Buddhist scriptures like "Journey to the West", King Yama once encountered Xuanzang on his way back from India while he was traveling through different realms seeking for sacred texts that could save souls trapped in hells like blood lake.
He told him that even if someone had committed terrible crimes during their lifetime but still showed remorse towards others before death would have been spared suffering.
As for those who had done nothing wrong but were killed unjustly during life time would also not suffer punishment when they reached afterlife realm.
So how do we make sense out these teachings?
Is it possible for humans beings to attain enlightenment without resorting violence against other living creatures?
Does Buddhism advocate non-violence towards other living creatures?