Jade Emperor
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Literal meaning | Jade Emperor | ||||||||||
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Literal meaning | Heavenly Grandfather | ||||||||||
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Literal meaning | August Emperor of Jade | ||||||||||
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The Jade Emperor (Chinese:
The Jade Emperor is known by many names. Some names include (1) the Heavenly Grandfather (
Mythology[change | change source]
The Jade Emperor was originally the assistant of the Divine Master of the Heavenly Origin, Yuanshi Tianzun. Yuanshi Tianzun is the supreme beginning, the limitless and eternal creator of Heaven and Earth. He picked Yu-huang, or the Jade Emperor, as his personal successor.[1][6]
The Jade Emperor will later be succeeded by the Heavenly Master of the Dawn of Jade of the Golden Door (
In two traditional writing texts produced in 1925 and 1972, Guan Yu became the 18th Jade Emperor in about 1840 AD.[8][9] However, some have disagreed that Guan Yu has succeeded. And thus the Jade Emperor and Guan Yu are often worshiped separately.[10] In Tienti teaching, the ruling Jade Emperor has 55 predecessors.[11] However, this is from the opinion of the Chinese folk religion. Many Taoists do not believe these claims to be true.[1][6]
Festivals[change | change source]
The Jade Emperor's Birthday (
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Living in the Chinese Cosmos | Asia for Educators". afe.easia.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "Yudi | Chinese deity | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ Stevens, Keith (1989). "The Jade Emperor and His Family
玉 皇 大帝 Yu Huang Ta Ti". Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 29: 18–33. JSTOR 23890811. - ↑ Eng, Khoo Boo (2014-04-01). A Simple Approach To Taoism. Partridge Singapore. ISBN 978-1-4828-9530-8.
- ↑ The Annals of King T'aejo: Founder of Korea's Chosŏn Dynasty. Harvard University Press. 2014-06-09. ISBN 978-0-674-28130-1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Jade Emperor". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
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寫 給 天道 道 親 的 一 封 信 ". Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-14. - ↑
教 源 ──道統 衍流天帝 立教 道統 衍流 Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine - ↑ Lin Meirong (2011). "Jade Emperor". Encyclopedia of Taiwan. Council for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2012.