Deity East Asian traditions
Tian
天 zh 천 ko
The Chinese conception of Heaven as a cosmic force, a high god under the Zhou, and the realm of the Taoist celestial bureaucracy
- Also called T'ien, Tien, Heaven
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Identification 2
- Jade Emperor the highest god of many Taoist sects, overseeing the universe through administration of a celestial bureaucracy mirroring ancient and medieval China's
- Shangdi The High God, the supreme or single God of ancient Shenism, some salvationist religions like Yiguandao, and Protestant Christianity in Chinese translation
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