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    In the myths and folk religion of Chinese culture, the Jade Emperor or Yudi is one of the representations of the primordial god. In Taoist theology, he...
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    The Jade Emperor Pagoda (Vietnamese: Chùa Ngọc Hoàng; name: Ngọc Hoàng Điện, 玉皇殿, "Jade Emperor Hall", French: Temple Da Kao) also known as the Phước...
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    Mount Tai (redirect from Jade Emperor Peak)
    the highest point in Shandong province, China. The tallest peak is the Jade Emperor Peak (simplified Chinese: 玉皇顶; traditional Chinese: 玉皇頂; pinyin: Yùhuáng...
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    his way to Heaven's main chamber to confront the Jade Emperor and his senior advisors. The Jade Emperor and the authorities of Heaven appeal to the Buddha...
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    the Jade Emperor. In the former novel, he assists the Zhou army in defeating the Shang. In the latter, he is the second son of a mortal and the Jade Emperor's...
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    the ruler of Heaven, Earth, and Hell — the Jade Emperor. According to one version of this tale, the emperor's advisors selected twelve candidates from among...
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    astrology: Chinese New Year or the Start of Spring. According to legend, the Jade Emperor held a contest to decide which animals would be lucky enough to be included...
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    cosmology who is analogous to the Jade Emperor. Another family dinner is held to celebrate the eve of the birth of the Jade Emperor, the ruler of heaven. People...
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  • against the Jade Emperor, the ruler of Heaven. The Emperor's sister and Bull Demon King's lover, Princess Iron Fan, convinces the Emperor to spare him...
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    already ablaze, and returned to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor. Satisfied, the Jade Emperor decided not to burn down the village. From that day on...
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    qí tiān dàshèng)." The Jade Emperor dispatches celestial soldiers to arrest Sun Wukong, but none succeed. The Jade Emperor has no choice but to appoint...
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  • supposed to be executed for accidentally destroying a pearl gifted by the Jade Emperor, but Guanyin saved him and brought him to Yingchou Stream (鷹愁澗) in Shepan...
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    faces off against the Jade Emperor (Chow Yun-fat), the ruler of Heaven. The Bull Demon King is defeated but before the Jade Emperor can kill the Bull Demon...
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    Fengshen Yanyi. She is the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, Haotian Shangdi (identified with the Jade Emperor), and his wife, Yaochi Jinmu (identified...
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    tendons to Ao Guang, who told Li Jing he would file a complaint to the Jade Emperor. Facing his parents' wrath, Nezha went to Taiyi Zhenren for help. He...
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    The use of Huángtiān Dàdì refers to the Jade Emperor and Tian. Chinese mythology holds that the Jade Emperor was charged with running of the three realms:...
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    Xingjun is the ruler of the Moon Palace. She is the third princess of the Jade Emperor, residing by his side. Who can compare to her nobility? Yet her nature...
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    activity. Some varieties of popular Chinese religion incorporate the Jade Emperor (Yü-Huang or Yü-Di), one of the Three Pure Ones, as the highest God....
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    Kong Thnuah Temple, also known as Thni Kong Tnua (Chinese: 天公壇) or the Jade Emperor's Pavilion, is a Taoist temple within George Town in the Malaysian state...
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    twelve. Because the Rat tricked the cat into missing the banquet with the Jade Emperor, the cat was not included and was not aware that the banquet was going...
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    save him. Yuan let him know that the Jade Emperor would send Wei Zheng—a senior minister from the court of the Emperor Taizong of the Tang—to execute him...
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    Di, the White Emperor, and his name means 'Evening Star'. The Fengshen Yanyi refers to him as an aide in the entourage of the Jade Emperor. In Chinese astronomy...
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    Huang Da Di (Chinese: 玉皇大帝; pinyin: Yùhuángdàdì), the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor, emperor of the heavens, either rewards or punishes a family based...
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    beast. In the Legend of the Jade Emperor, at the end of the story, after the war, everyone was granted titles by the Jade Emperor, except for Xiaotian Quan...
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  • magical orb that serves as the source of her magic. The Jade Emperor (Jade Emperor) The Jade Emperor is a rather old man that sits atop his throne, which...
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    these religions, he is identified with Okhwang Sangje (옥황상제; 玉皇上帝; lit. Jade Emperor). Under that name, he is a deity in the Poncheongyo religion. Dangun...
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    Heaven, but later entrusted that task to his assistant Yuhuang, the Jade Emperor. Yuhuang took over the administrative duties of Yuanshi Tianzun and became...
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    surface. As the legend goes, the Kitchen God is sent to the earth by the Jade Emperor to supervise life of every household. The Kitchen god will return to...
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    and his sons, they never dared seek protection against him from the Jade Emperor. As a result, Ao Guang enjoyed countless offerings by the people throughout...
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    In Chinese Buddhism, Śakra is sometimes identified with the Taoist Jade Emperor (Yùhuáng Dàdì 玉皇大帝, often simplified to Yùhuáng 玉皇); both share a birthday...
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