Who is the ancestor of Taoist worship?

Taoism is a polytheism. There are many kinds of gods worshipped by Taoism. Here are only some of them with high status and influence. Daochang Sanqing 1. Sanqing refers to the Buddha of Yuan Dynasty, the Buddha of Lingbao and the Buddha of morality. They are the highest gods of Taoism, and they are actually the trinity of Tao. The concept of "Sanqing" began in the Six Dynasties, but at this time, "Sanqing" mostly refers to "Sanqing realm", that is, Taiqing realm, Yuqing realm and Shangqing realm, where three great gods, Shenbaojun, Tianbaojun and Lingbaojun, lived respectively. Later, "Sanqing" gradually became the popular name of Buddha, Lingbao Buddha and Moral Buddha in Yuan Dynasty, and "Sanqing Land" also became its residence. 2. The Four Emperors are the four heavenly emperors who are second only to Sanqing. Specifically, they refer to: Arctic Emperor Wei Zi (ruling over all the stars forever), Antarctic Emperor Xianren (ruling over the longevity of the world), Emperor Gouchen (ruling over all the thunder and lightning), and Emperors who inherited heaven from the earth (ruling over the fertility of Yin and Yang, the beauty of all things and the beauty of mountains and rivers). 3. The God of Stars has a very high position in Taoism, which mainly includes five obsidians (five stars)-Suixing (Jupiter), Zhenxing (Saturn), Taibai (Venus), Chen Xing (Mercury) and Huo Xing (Mars). In addition, there are five stars in the east, west, north and south, as well as 28 stars, Ziwei Academy Star, Taiwei Academy Star and Tianshi Academy Star. Among them, the most respected is "Doum". "Doum" is a female figure. According to legend, she gave birth to the Big Dipper, which can cure diseases. In addition, Beidou and Nandou Xing Jun are also highly respected by the world. According to Du Renjing, Beidou is the master of death and Nandou is the master of life, so many people hold "Beidou Club" and "Nandou Club". Among the four star gods, there is also the influential Quartet Twenty-eight Star King. Among the 28 lodgings, seven lodgings in the east (horn, horn, fork, room, heart, tail and dustpan) form a dragon, which is called Qinglong; The seven nights in the south (well, ghost, willow, star, Zhang, wing and bird) form a bird shape, which is called Suzaku; Seven huts in the west (Kui, Lou, Stomach, Ang, Bi, Dog and God) make up a tiger, which is called White Tiger. The seven northern lodges (barrels, cows, women, emptiness, danger, houses and walls) form a turtle shape, which is called Xuanwu. Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku and Xuanwu are collectively called the "Gods of the Four Sides". Shangqing Lingbao Buddha Icon 4. The three officials of the great emperor are the "three officials" of heaven, earth and water. There are many opinions about their origins, either from the natural worship of heaven, earth and water by ancient religions in China, or from the three gases of gold (the main life), earth (the main life) and water (the main life) in the five elements, or from Yao, Shun and Yu. "Three Officials" played a very important role in early Taoism. For example, at the end of the Han Dynasty, Taoism in Shi Tian held a ceremony of "three officials' calligraphy" when praying for patients, that is, the patient's name and confession were written on paper and presented to the three officials of heaven, earth and water respectively. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the "three officials" cooperated with the "three yuan" and became the "Emperor of Heaven in the Upper Yuan Dynasty", "Emperor of Earth in the Middle Yuan Dynasty" and "Emperor of Water in the Lower Yuan Dynasty". According to legend, Heaven can bless, Earth can condemn and Water can help Eritrea, born on the 15th of the first month, 15th of July and 15th of October respectively. In order to pray for blessings, eliminate sins and eliminate disasters, people all over the country often hold "Shangyuan Fair", "Zhongyuan Fair" and "Xiayuan Fair" in these three days. Jade Emperor Jade Emperor seems to be the highest god in the sky in the eyes of ordinary people. Some people think that it was developed from the highest god "Emperor" or "God" in the Yin and Shang Dynasties. In the map of the true spiritual position of early Taoism, there were the names of "Jade Emperor Daojun" and "Gao Jade Emperor", but their ranks were not high, only ranked 1 1 and 19 on the right side of the Jade Qing Sanyuan Palace. Song Zhenzong said that Zhao, his distant ancestor, received an order from the Jade Emperor and gave the gobbledygook to him. Therefore, the Jade Emperor was named as "Emperor Tai's father Tian Kai holds a royal calendar with a real body", and later Huizong added it as "Emperor Tai's father Tian Kai holds a royal calendar with a real body", which greatly improved the prestige of the Jade Emperor among the people and made the belief of the Jade Emperor deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Taoism mostly regards the Jade Emperor as one of the "Four Emperors" under the "Sanqing", and thinks that he is the "king who will always lead the universe" after the "Sanqing", and his function is to "accept the orders of Sanqing, examine the imperial court in Wei Zi" and "take charge of minor matters and submit major ones". On the ninth day of the first month of each year, on the birthday of the Jade Emperor, Taoist temples and people often hold a "Jade Emperor Meeting". 6. Wenchang Emperor Wenchang is a star name, also known as Wenquxing or Wenxing. In ancient times, it was regarded as the star that dominated moire's reputation. In Han Dynasty, it refers to the fourth star in Wenchang Palace-Four Stars. Emperor Wenchang, who became a Taoist and folk belief, was related to Zhang Yazi (also known as Zhang Xiezi or Zhang Zi), a zitong god in Shu. During the Anshi Rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty avoided the rebellion and entered Shu. He dreamed that Zhang Yazi appeared and made him the left prime minister. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid the chaos in Huang Chao, Tang Xizong personally worshipped Zitong God and made Zhang Yazi King of Jishun. After the worship of Emperor Taizong, Zitong God Zhang Yazi changed from a local god to a god worshipped by the world. In the Song Dynasty, Zitong God was sealed by the emperor many times, and won the trust of scholars for predicting the fame of the imperial examination. In the third year of Yuan Yanyou's reign (13 16), Zhang Yazi was named "Lu Di, who helped Yuan Wenchang" and was appointed as the god of loyalty, filial piety and honesty. At this point, Zitong God and wenchang star God became one, and they were called Wenchang Emperor. After the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Wenchang Palace and Wenchang Temple were built in many places, and people held a "Wenchang Fair" on the birthday of Emperor Wenchang on the third day of February. These are only a small part of the gods worshipped by Taoism. In fact, there are thousands of gods worshipped by Taoism, and most of them are respectfully invited during fasting ceremonies. For example, in the Tang and Song Dynasties, Taoist classics such as The Complete Collection of Taoist Models and The Customization of Doors included a large number of Taoist immortals' names. In addition, Taoist classics also record the deeds of various immortals, such as The Legend of the Immortal in the Han Dynasty, The Legend of the Immortal in the Jin Dynasty, The Immortal Style and a Mirror of Taoism in the Yuan Dynasty, etc., all of which record the deeds of immortals in past dynasties.