What do the Four Emperors mean?

The Four Emperors are the four heavenly emperors who dominate everything in the universe, second only to the Sanqing deity. That is, the Jade Emperor, the Great Emperor of Zhongtian Wei Zibei, the Great Emperor of Gouchen Shanggong and the Great Emperor of Houtu. Among the four emperors, the jade emperor is the most admired, also known as the jade emperor with a lofty dome and the tallest jade emperor in the sky. The full name of Haotian Golden Que is supreme, natural and wonderful, and Milla is the real Jade Emperor God. The great god who always supports heaven worshipped by Taoism ranks first among the four emperors after the Sanqing period.

Sanqing, Yusi and Shifang Tianzun respectively refer to.

Sanqing

Sanqing refers to the three gods who live in Sanqing fairyland, namely, Jade Qing Yuan Shi Tian Zun, Qing Lingbao Tian Zun and Taiqing Moral Tian Zun, which are the highest realms in Taoist heaven. The total name is "nothingness, nature, Sanqing and Sanbao Tianzun", which is located in the Sambo Jingyang Palace in Yuji Gorge.

It also refers to the realm of Jade Qing, Shangqing and Taiqing, which Taoism advocates. Among them, the so-called Jade Qing realm, Qingqing realm and Taiqing realm are the differences between the fairyland where they live. Wei Qing's sky, fish and rain, and red sky are the divisions of heaven, and the meaning of Buddha is that the respect for Tao is supreme, hence the name Buddha.

The seventh volume of "Daoism" is quoted from "Taizhenke" and says: "Rhoda gave birth to Xuanyuan Sanqi, which turned into Sanqing Day: a clear sky in Wan Li, and it was only achieved; The next day, Yu Yu went to the Qing Dynasty. The third is that the sky is too clear and the atmosphere is mysterious. Since then, three gases have been born. "

Taoist books such as "The Seven Chapters of the Cloud" and "The Taoist Hui Yuan" record that the land is clear and beautiful, the mixed caves are too empty, and its qi begins to be green, and the true Tao rises to the holy land, and Tianbao Zun (the original Tianzun) governs; Yu Yu entered the Qing Dynasty in the rest of the day, and his qi was yellow, and Xianlu rose to the true state, and Lingbao respected it; The sky is too clear and the gas is white; Humanism rose to a fairyland, where Taoism lived.

"The Three-hole Bead Capsule of the Taiping Department in the Taoist Collection", volume 7, quotes the cloud of "The Holy Trace of Lao Wang": "This is the realm of Jade Qing, and it has been thirty-five days since the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. This is the upper bound, the road is too high (Lingbao Tianzun), more than 34 days. Too clear and too objective means too superior to the old throne, more than 33.

Chapter 42 of the Tao Te Ching says: "The Tao gives birth to one, two, three and all things. Everything is negative and positive, and it is harmonious. " From nameless avenue to chaotic vitality, from vitality to yin and yang, yin and yang combine to create everything.

If they appear in order, the first one is Laojun, the second one is yuanshi county, and the last one is Daojun.

Yus

Their full names are: Wei Zi North Pole Emperor, Antarctic Immortal Emperor, Gouchen Shanggong Emperor, and local emperor Didi after Chengtian. Daofa Hui Yuan called Sanqing and Yusi "Seven Treasures", believing that Sanqing was the creator of all things in the universe and Yusi was the master of heaven and earth. In addition, Yusi also assisted the Jade Emperor in charge of heaven. The Northern Emperor of Zhongtian Wei Zi assisted the Jade Emperor in charge of natural latitude, sun, moon, stars, morning and four seasons. He can call the wind and rain, serve ghosts and gods, and is the Lord of all things and the head of all stars. Gouchen, the Emperor of Shanggong, assisted the Jade Emperor in charge of the three talents of the North and South Pole, Heaven, Earth and Man, leading the military revolution in the world; Following the example of heaven, the local emperor helped the Jade Emperor to take charge of the birth of Yin and Yang, the growth of everything and the beauty of the earth.

Taoism also has the saying of "six emperors". They are: Jade Emperor, Gouchen Emperor, Zihui Emperor, Tsinghua Emperor, Fairy Emperor and Earth Emperor. This statement originated from the concept of "Liuhe" in ancient China. The so-called "Liuhe" refers to the huge space of the universe, that is, up, down and four directions (east, west, south and north). In the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Yongguang's Rhubarb Lodging Ceremony is arranged in the following order: Jade Jade God, Shangqing God, Gouchen Shanggong God, Zhongtian Weizi Beiji God, Dongjitaiyi Salvation God (that is, Tsinghua Emperor), Antarctic Immortal Emperor and Houtu Emperor.

The first three gods are Sanqing, and the last six gods form a "six-in-one" layout in four directions: upper (jade emperor), lower (thick soil). Taoism calls it "Six Honors of Heaven and Man", and it is called "Nine Honors" together with Sanqing.

Shifang Tianzun

There are ten kinds of functions in the Complete Works of Ten Buddhist Scriptures, saying:

Dong Fangyu Huang Bao Tianzun

"In the earthquake palace, in the base, in charge of Lei Feng hell, weigh the force of thunderbolt, do good things in the green bar, do bad things in the black book, and investigate selflessness.

Zhen Xuan Wanfu Tianzun

"Ranked in the palace, respected at noon, in charge of fire healing hell, monopolizing flames, condemning ghosts, secluded candles and bitter plums, it is difficult to meet a boat in danger, life and death are different, and the wheel is inevitable."

The west is so wonderful, it is the highest heaven.

"Ranked against the palace, in the unitary position, in charge of King Kong hell, the looting of Quan Wei's thinking, the release of merits, unscathed, the revenge, extremely repeated preparation, good articles are recorded, and the crime is not bad.

North Xuanshang joy chen Tianzun

"The statue of the son in the palace, in charge of the ghost cold hell, weigh the power of ice and snow, the iron of the four cities, want to have nowhere to go, the sword gives birth to thousands of trees, afraid of reality, all beings are scoundrels, and five bitter escapes.

The immortal in the northeast is the holy Buddha.

"Ranked in the Gengxu Palace, I am ugly, in charge of the promotion of hell, and my power collapses. Secular desires can't escape the clear business environment, five limbs, the most bitter romantic, and death, as well as good and evil. "

Southeast is a Buddha, and you have a good life.

"In the Xun Palace, in charge of the copper pillar hell, Wei specializes in foot punishment, distinguishing good from evil, such as the selflessness of the sun and the moon, and judging by the name, if unpredictable. Where there are sentient beings, there are six escapes. "

In the southwest, it is too spiritual to be an emperor and a Buddha.

"Ranked in Kun Palace, respected in the spring canal, in charge of slaughtering hell, the punishment of exclusive power and knife cutting, without bias or partisanship, rewarding and punishing thousands of lives, which is difficult to understand, and abolishing the dead points until the ninth day of the Fourth Code."

Northwest Wuliang Taihua Tianzun

"Ranked in the palace, respected in the underworld, in charge of the train hell, in charge of the company's rights, standing a balance stone and passing the exam, equal and selfless, the owner will judge the situation, judge properly, selfless and unyielding."

Above, Yu Kong, Di Qing, Buddha Zun.

"When you are in charge of the looting of hell in the past, you are in charge of it, and you have the power to flourish. Everything is hard to understand. Everyone shudders when you pass through 18 hell. If you accumulate on weekdays, you will be guilty. You will turn your eyes to nine places and go back and forth in three ways. "

Beneath it, it is the real emperor cave god, Buddha.

"You honour you, you honour ten emperors. You are in charge of Luo Feng's house, weighing the strictness of the constitution, life and death, and entering the machine in half. No partisanship, third-class ghosts. He committed it at that time, why did he escape at this time? "

Ten ways to save the bitter Buddha, and ten ways to turn the bitter Buddha into Hades and the true king.

Dong Fangyu's Baodi deified the first hall of hades, Tai Su Miaoguang Zhenjun. The king lived in Xuanming Palace, where he was born on February 1.

In the south, Zhen Xuan blessed the second hall of Hades, and Inde decided to let the real king Chu Jiangwang rest in peace. He lived in Mingxi Palace and was born on March 1 day.

The west is so wonderful, the three halls of hades are distinct, the King of Song, the true king, lives in the picket palace and was born on February 8.

In the north, joy chen deified the four halls of hades, the five spirits of Xuande, the real king of military affairs, and the god who lived in Taihe Palace. God was born on February 18.

In the northeast, the immortal five halls of hades are the best. Yamaraja, the real king of Yaoling, lives in Jiulun Palace, and his birthday is 1 8th.

In the southeast, it is a good life to deify the six halls of hades. Bao suzhao came true. King Bian Cheng, God lives in tomorrow morning palace, and God was born on March 8th.

In the southwest, Emperor Xu Ling of Thailand changed the seven halls of hades into seven halls of heaven, and so on. King Taishan, the real king of understanding, lives in Shenhua Palace and was born on March 27th.

There is no limit in the northwest, Taihua Tianzunhua, and the Eight Halls of Hades fly demons to celebrate the real king city. God lives in Bizhen Palace and was born on April 1st.

Above all, jade is empty, emperor is heaven, and the nine halls of hades are supreme. True Jun Ping Wang, God lives in seven non-palaces. God was born on April 8.

Below, the True Emperor Cave deified the Ten Halls of Hades, the King of Wuhua Lingwei and the King of Wheels, and God lived in Su Ying Palace. God was born on April 27th.