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The Jade Emperor has no heir. Who said that? Jesus Christ. Eternal life, samsara, eternity rules the universe, so he won't retire and doesn't need a successor.

0 1, Buddhism stresses samsara, while Taoism stresses immortality. These two ideas are different.

Many people think that there are three Buddhas in Buddhism, representing the past, present and future respectively, and Maitreya, representing the future, will replace Tathagata. Then by analogy, Taoism, similar to Buddhism, should also have a successor to replace the Jade Emperor. Actually, it's not.

In fact, there is a great difference between Buddhism and Taoism. To put it simply, Buddhism pays attention to the afterlife and the six divisions in the wheel of karma, such as the reincarnation of the living Buddha. Taoism, such as Shi Tian's ancestor Zhang Daoling, pays attention to practicing this life and seeking immortality.

Therefore, as the supreme leader of Buddhism, Sakyamuni Buddha was endowed with the status of Buddha by the ancient Buddha burning lanterns, and later he handed over this position to Maitreya Buddha. From the lowest believers to the highest Buddha, we must practice the concept of Buddhist reincarnation.

Taoism pursues immortality, and the supreme gods of Taoism, Sanqing Taishang Laojun, Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun, are all immortal. They have existed since the beginning of the world and will continue to exist. The Jade Emperor, who is also the embodiment of Tao, rules the three realms like an emperor on earth and will never be replaced.

Maitreya Buddha belongs to the future Buddha and will take over the position of Tathagata in the future.

In detail, Maitreya Buddha is also called Maitreya Bodhisattva. In the concept of Mahayana Buddhism, he will be born in a whirling world in the future, and he will realize the essence of Buddhism and take over the position of Tathagata Buddha (namely Sakyamuni Buddha).

In Han Buddhism, Maitreya borrowed the image of a cloth-bag monk and was portrayed by believers as innocent, shirtless and sitting on the ground with beads. This kind and approachable image reminds people to learn to be tolerant, laugh often, and also implies? How big is the blessing? Philosophy.

However, in the long development of history, there have been many frictions between the belief in Maitreya Buddha and the belief in Amitabha Buddha in the pure land of the West (Pure Land Sect), and people with ulterior motives often use the name of Maitreya Buddha as an excuse, so Maitreya was suppressed and defeated by Pure Land Sect, and its actual status as a future Buddha began to decline.

The Jade Emperor and Taoist Sanqing will live forever and never retire.

Besides, the Jade Emperor and the Taoist priest Sanqing, at first, the highest god of Taoism was only Taishang Laojun, and Zhang Daoling, the founder of Taoism, also founded, established and preached in the name of Taishang Laojun. Later, in order to compete with the third Buddha of Buddhist belief, Taishang Laojun was transformed into Sanqing? Yuan Shi Tian Zun, Ling Bao Tian Zun, Tai Shang Lao Jun? And these three supreme gods exist at the same time, immortal, and work together to protect Taoist believers. The man in Sanqing has six emperors, which is the work of Sanqing.

The name "Jade Emperor" appeared in the period of Song Zhenzong. In order to consolidate his position, Song Zhenzong said that he dreamed of the Jade Emperor and gave him this title? Does the emperor's wisdom suit contain the real yellow god? Taking him as the ancestor of the Song family as the highest worship standard, the image of the Jade Emperor integrates Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and emperor, and becomes the supreme existence in charge of the three realms. All the gods, buddhas, people, souls and other things are under the control of the Jade Emperor.

The emperor naturally hopes that he can always be in charge of the world, and the jade emperor with the same attributes will always exist, always in charge of the three realms, and there is no successor.