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Jade Emperor
Jade Emperor in a Ming Dynasty ink and color painting on silk, 16th century
Chinese
玉皇
Literal meaning
Jade emperor
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yùhuáng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Gio̍k-hông
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese
天公
Literal meaning
Heavenly grandfather
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tiāngōng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Thiⁿ-kong
Tâi-lô
Thinn-kong
Third alternative Chinese name
Chinese
玉皇大帝
Literal meaning
August emperor of jade
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yùhuáng Dàdì
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Gio̍k-hông-tāi-tè
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).
^Yudi at the Encyclopædia Britannica
^ abcForty, Jo (2004). Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia. London: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 226. ISBN 0-7607-5518-3.
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