Jade Emperor | |||||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 玉皇 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Jade emperor | ||||||||||||
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Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 天公 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Heavenly grandfather | ||||||||||||
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Third alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 玉皇大帝 | ||||||||||||
Literal meaning | August emperor of jade | ||||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||
Vietnamese alphabet | Ngọc Hoàng Đại Đế | ||||||||||||
Chữ Hán | 玉皇大帝 |
In the myths and folk religion of Chinese culture, the Jade Emperor or Yudi[1] is one of the representations of the primordial god.
In Taoist theology, he is the assistant of Yuanshi Tianzun, who is one of the Three Pure Ones, the three primordial emanations of the Tao. However, some Taoists in history were skeptical of his benevolence because his buildings and infrastructure in heaven and earth were sometimes seen as interfering with the many natural laws or dao.[2]
He is often identified with Śakra in Chinese Buddhist cosmology[3] and identified with Yu the Great in Chinese mythology.[2]
The Jade Emperor is known by many names, including Yu,[2] Heavenly Grandfather (天公, Tiāngōng), which originally meant "Heavenly Duke",[citation needed] which is used by commoners; the Jade Lord; the Highest Emperor; Great Emperor of Jade (玉皇上帝 Yu Huang Shangdi, or 玉皇大帝 Yu Huang Dadi).
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