明代木刻朱印路引

Wood "Lu Yin" with Red Seal of Ming Dynasty

自古以来，人们就惧怕死亡，惧怕从未有一个旅人回来过的神秘之国发出的召唤。为了解释这种恐惧，人们制造了天国，并设计了通往天国的道路。于是便有了诸如路引及相关观念、仪式的出现，有了由此衍化成的习俗。

Lu yin', originally means passing credence in ancient time and later was borrowd in funeral rite with transferredmeaning of guiding the dead into heaven. Now the extant 'Lu Yin', which was adopted over funeral, are rare to see.Wood 'Lu Yin' with Red Seal of Ming Dynasty is an excellent one, whether in respect of its size, tehnics, printing orintegrity.