Taoism is the native religion of China, and its mythological system has many gods and goddesses, among which the highest status and most well-known are the following ten.
13, Taiyi saves the suffering Tianzun
The Emperor Qinghua of the East Pole, also known as Taiyi Saving Suffering Tianzun, Seeking Sound to Save Suffering Tianzun, Qingxuan Jiuyang God. Taiyi Rescue Tianzun and the Antarctic Immortal Emperor are both the left and right attendants of the Jade Emperor. Taiyi Salvation Tianzun has a lofty position in the Daomen, and lives in the "Qinghua Changle Realm, the East Wonderful Yan Palace", which can extradite the suffering souls to the dead. For those who accumulate virtue and do good, know the Tao and know the mysteries and have complete merits, Taiyi saves the suffering Tianzun "by the immortal control of the nine lions, scattering the auspicious light of a hundred treasures", and leads them to ascend to the sky and become immortals.
12, Chengtian imitates the emperor of the earth
After the imitation of Chengtian, the emperor is one of the "four royals" of Taoism, and is matched with the Jade Emperor who dominates the heavenly realm, and is the goddess who dominates yin and yang fertility, earth and mountains.
11, Gou Chen Shanggong Emperor the Great
Gou Chen Shanggong Emperor the Great, also known as the Western Taiji Emperor for short, referred to as "Gou Chen Emperor", "Emperor of Heaven", is the third god in the "Four Emperors" of Taoism. Emperor Gou Chen assisted the Jade Emperor God in ruling the north and south poles and the three talents of heaven, earth and man, ruling the stars, and presiding over the affairs of the military revolution, so he was also the god of martial arts and the god of war.
10, the Antarctic Immortal Emperor
The Antarctic Immortal Emperor, also known as the Jade Halal King, one of the four emperors, rules over all spirits, is in charge of the four seasons of climate luck, can call the wind and rain, serve the thunder and lightning ghosts and gods, and also control the cardinal of all things and misfortune. He sat on the Shenxiao Mansion and was called the Jade Halal King, commanding the thirty-two heavens and eight districts, and was called the Tianyuan Shengtianzun. In the midst of catastrophe, it can help all beings and universalize all sentient beings.
9, Arctic Ziwei Emperor
Ziwei the Great, also known as the "Zhongtian Arctic Ziwei Emperor", Ziwei the Great occupies an important position in Chinese folk beliefs, belongs to one of the four emperors of Taoism, ranks under the Jade Emperor God, assists the Jade Emperor in managing the astral boundary, is the "Lord of the Stars, the Master of Vientiane", so he is extremely respected. Emperor Ziwei is in charge of the heavens and the earth, leading the stars to control the ghosts and thunder.
8, Doumu Yuanjun
Doumu Yuanjun, referred to as "Doumu", also known as "Doumu Yuanjun" or "Zhongtian Brahma Qi Doumu Yuanjun", is the mother of the Big Dipper". The eldest son is the Emperor of Heaven (that is, one of the Four Emperors, the Emperor of the Upper Palace), and the second son is the Emperor Ziwei (one of the Four Emperors, the Emperor of the Middle Heaven Ziwei Arctic). The remaining seven sons are Greedy Wolf, Jumen, Lucun, Wenqu, Lian Zhen, Wuqu, and Pojun, that is, the Big Dipper. Doumu Yuanjun is a Taoist deity, the first Tianzun Yin Qi incarnated, also evolved from Taiyi Yuanjun, to assist the Jade Emperor God to manage the Star Dou Qunzhen. There are many incarnations of Dou Ma, just like Lao Jun preaching with him.
7, Queen Mother of the West
The Queen Mother of the West is also known as the "Queen Mother", "Golden Mother", "Yaochi Old Mother", "Yaochi Golden Mother", "Xichi Golden Mother", "Fairy Mother", "Aunt", "Guishan Golden Mother", "Guitai Golden Mother", "Golden Mother Yuanjun", "Queen Mother", etc., holding plague torture, elixir of immortality, the head of the heavenly fairies, and cultivating all things.
6, the Jade Emperor
The full number of the Jade Emperor should be: "Taishang Kaitian Zhifu Imperial Calendar contains the true body Dao Jinque Cloud Palace Nine Dome Imperial Calendar Wandao Wuwei Avenue Ming Hall Haotian Jinque Supreme Jade Emperor Forgiveness of Sins Great Tianzun Xuanqiong High God", living in Taiwei Yuqing Palace. The Jade Emperor had a great influence on the Chinese people, who regarded him as the "emperor" of heaven and the supreme ruler of the world of gods.
5, Fuxi the Great
Revered as the ancestor in Taoism, Fuxi is one of the important origins of Taoist culture, which pioneered and his actions and thoughts are regarded as a model of Taoist wisdom. He is known as the Ancient Emperor, the Immeasurable Saint King, the Yuanxi Ruler of the World, and the Emperor of Fuxi.
4. Female prostitute daughter
Nuwa is an extremely important deity in Taoism, revered as the "Congenital Empress Dowager", in the Taoist belief system, she symbolizes the birth and reproduction of life, is endowed with the divine power of creation, is the creator of all things in heaven and earth and the ancestor of mankind. Nuwa is listed as one of the supreme deities in the Taoist classic Daozang, second only to the "Three Qings". In addition, Nuwa is also believed to be the embodiment and representative of the Great Dao, along with Taoist deities such as Taishang Laojun and Yuan Shi Tianzun.
3, Taishang Laojun
Daode Tianzun is one of the three Qings of Taoism, and it is also the end of the three Qings, and it is called Taiqing Daode Tianzun, also known as the master of Taoism. Whenever the heaven and earth are first opened up for many years, the moral Tianzun is often in the lower realm, and the other two Qings are also the Yuqing Yuan Shi Tianzun and the Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, the lower realm purifies the living beings and educates all things.
2, Lingbao Tianzun
Lingbao Tianzun, the full name of "Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun", is one of the Taoist "Three Qing" gods, the second in the "Three Qings", and one of the incarnations of the Tao. Lingbao Tianzun uses the method of Lingbao to live with the world. Since the beginning of the Yuan, as for the first year of Chiming, after 990 billion eons, the people are like dust and sand, and they are innumerable.
1, Yuan Shi Tianzun
Yuan Shi Tianzun, the full name of "Yuqing Yuan Shi Tianzun", also known as the Yuan Shi Tianwang, is one of the Taoist "Three Qing" gods, but also one of the incarnations of the Tao, in the "Three Qing" is the most respected. The "Immortal Tongjian of the Past Dynasties" called him "the ancestor who presided over the heavenly realm". The name of the Yuan Shi Tianzun comes from its birth before the chaos, the beginning of Taiwu, which is the beginning of the Yuan Qi, so it is named "Yuan Shi".