Deity East Asian traditions
Jade Emperor
玉皇上帝 zh 玉皇大帝 ja 옥황상제 ko
The highest god of many Taoist sects, overseeing the universe through administration of a celestial bureaucracy mirroring ancient and medieval China's
Overview
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
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Kinship in an account 1
Later works that name Jade Emperor
Novels, plays and other later works that retell the figure.
Also in films, games and series: Journey to the West
Connections
Identification 3
- God principal object of faith in monotheistic religions, a divine entity that created and typically supervises all existence
- Shangdi The High God, the supreme or single God of ancient Shenism, some salvationist religions like Yiguandao, and Protestant Christianity in Chinese translation
- Tian The Chinese conception of Heaven as a cosmic force, a high god under the Zhou, and the realm of the Taoist celestial bureaucracy
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