Yuhuang Dadi
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Yuhuang Dadi is the supreme celestial ruler and chief deity in traditional Chinese religion and Daoism, commonly known in English as the Jade Emperor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Daoist deity
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celestial ruler ⓘ deity ⓘ supreme deity ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Heavenly Grandfather
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Jade Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Yu Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ Yudi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuhuang NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuhuang Dadi (玉皇大帝) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuhuang Shangdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mandate of Heaven conceptually
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celestial bureaucracy ⓘ |
| birthdayFestivalDate | 9th day of the 1st lunar month ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 玉皇大帝 ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Jade Emperor Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City
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Jade Emperor Temple, Taipei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Heaven
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the cosmos ⓘ |
| equatedWith |
Shangdi (in some syncretic interpretations)
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Tian (Heaven) as a personal deity (in some interpretations) ⓘ |
| festival | Birthday of the Jade Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted as an elderly man with long beard
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depicted seated on a heavenly throne ⓘ depicted wearing imperial robes ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| mythologicalOrigin | originally a mortal prince who cultivated to become a supreme deity (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | head of the Three Realms (Heaven, Earth, Underworld) in some traditions ⓘ |
| position |
chief deity of Heaven
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supreme celestial ruler ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
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Daoism ⓘ |
| role |
administrator of the celestial bureaucracy
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judge of human and spirit affairs ⓘ ruler of all deities ⓘ |
| script | Traditional Chinese ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
human destiny
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moral order ⓘ natural phenomena ⓘ |
| supervises |
City Gods
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Earth Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Heavenly Kings (in some traditions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitchen God (Zaojun) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Jade Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
China
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Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
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