The pair of scale and weights was a symbol of justice and was used in the initiation ceremony by the ‘honggu’n (disciplinarian of the society) to “weigh” the souls of the initiates.
Scale used in Tiandihui initiation ceremony
The pair of scale and weights was a symbol of justice and was used in the initiation ceremony by the ‘honggu’n (disciplinarian of the society) to “weigh” the souls of the initiates.