Ngọc Hoàng (Vietnamese folk religion)

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Ngọc Hoàng is the supreme heavenly ruler and chief deity in Vietnamese folk religion, analogous to the Jade Emperor in Chinese tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deity
figure in Vietnamese folk religion
supreme deity
analogousTo Jade Emperor NERFINISHED
associatedConcept Thiên đình (Heavenly Court) NERFINISHED
celestial bureaucracy
associatedWith Bắc Đẩu NERFINISHED
Jade Emperor (Chinese folk religion) NERFINISHED
Nam Tào NERFINISHED
Táo Quân NERFINISHED
category Vietnamese deities
creator and ruler gods
sky and weather gods
cosmicFunction dispenser of fate
judge of human deeds
overseer of gods and spirits
ruler of the heavens
culture Vietnamese culture
depictedAs enthroned emperor in imperial robes
domain Heaven NERFINISHED
equivalentInOtherTradition Jade Emperor (Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế) in Chinese religion NERFINISHED
festival Lunar New Year (Tết) NERFINISHED
various local temple festivals in his honor
gender male deity
iconographicAttribute dragon robe
imperial crown
seated on a heavenly throne
influencedBy Chinese Jade Emperor cult
Chinese Taoism NERFINISHED
languageName Vietnamese
mythologicalSystem Vietnamese Taoist-influenced pantheon
nameMeaning Jade Emperor NERFINISHED
positionInPantheon head of the celestial bureaucracy
highest god
religion Vietnamese Taoist tradition
Vietnamese folk religion NERFINISHED
Đạo Mẫu NERFINISHED
role chief deity of heaven
supreme heavenly ruler
title Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế NERFINISHED
Ngọc Đế NERFINISHED
Ông Trời NERFINISHED
worshippedBy Vietnamese people
worshippedIn Vietnam NERFINISHED
worshipPlace Đền Ngọc Hoàng (Jade Emperor Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City) NERFINISHED
Đền Ngọc Hoàng (various Jade Emperor temples in Vietnam) NERFINISHED

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Jade Emperor equivalentIn Ngọc Hoàng (Vietnamese folk religion)