Heavenly Grandfather
E781906
Heavenly Grandfather is a reverential title for the Jade Emperor, the supreme celestial ruler in traditional Chinese religion and mythology.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | honorific title ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Jade Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heaven
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
celestial bureaucracy ⓘ |
| connotation |
benevolent
ⓘ
paternal ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Chinese culture
ⓘ
East Asian religion ⓘ |
| denotesRole |
ruler of Heaven
ⓘ
supreme celestial ruler ⓘ |
| domain |
mythology
ⓘ
religion ⓘ |
| equivalentTitleOf |
Jade Emperor in English
ⓘ
Yu Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Jade Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificLevel | high ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| refersTo | Jade Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersToPosition |
head of the celestial pantheon
ⓘ
supreme deity in Heaven ⓘ |
| region |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese-speaking communities ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chinese folk religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Chinese religion ⓘ |
| titleType | reverential title ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chinese worshippers
ⓘ
Daoist practitioners ⓘ |
| usedIn | Chinese mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
household worship
ⓘ
temple worship ⓘ |
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