Back الإمبراطور جايد Arabic Emperador de Jade AST Юй-ди Bashkir জেড সম্রাট Bengali/Bangla Emperador de Jade Catalan Ngṳ̆k-huòng-dâi-dá̤ CDO Nefritový císař Czech Yu Di German Emperador de Jade Spanish Jade Enperadorea Basque
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| Jade Emperor | |||||||||||||
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 Ink and color painting on silk of the Jade Emperor, Ming dynasty (16th century) | |||||||||||||
| Chinese | 玉皇 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Jade emperor | ||||||||||||
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| 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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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
- ^ a b c Forty, Jo (2004). Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia. London: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 226. ISBN 0-7607-5518-3.
- ^ A Simple Approach To Taoism