Who are the Sanqing, Yusi and Wulao in The Journey to the West? Where should the Jade Emperor be put?

In the Journey to the West, the Jade Emperor is the master of the three realms, the master of all creatures between heaven and earth, and belongs to the existence of 1. Followed by Sanqing: Taishang Laojun, Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun; Four Emperors: Zhongtian Weizi North Pole Emperor, Antarctic Immortal Emperor, Gouchen Shanggong Emperor and Chengtian Imitation; Five Elders: Oriental Emperor, Guanyin in the South Antarctic, Tathagata in the West, Ling Xuan in the North Arctic, and Great Immortal in the Central Yellow Pole and Yellow Horn.

First of all, it should be declared that The Journey to the West is only a literary work, and its contents are all artistically processed by the author, which does not represent the characters and deified system in reality. The religious beliefs of Taoism and Buddhism have little to do with Journey to the West, so there is no need to refute the role setting of the novel with reality.

In the myth system of The Journey to the West, the Jade Emperor is the highest person. No one. No matter whether you are a fairy, a Buddha, a demon or a ghost, no matter where you are or what your position is, you must obey the orders of the Jade Emperor. He represents absolute authority and justice. He is heaven, he is truth.

Sanqing In the realistic Taoism, the three of them are the supreme gods with the highest status, and they are assisted by six emperors. However, after Song Zhenzong turned the Jade Emperor, one of the six emperors, into the Jade Emperor, the status of the Jade Emperor began to surpass the Sanqing, and the six emperors of Taoism became four emperors, and turned to assist the Jade Emperor. Journey to the west also extended this setting, making the old gentleman on the throne an alchemist of the jade emperor. On weekdays, he would refine Dan medicine and give it to the jade emperor and immortals.

The four emperors assisted the jade emperor in managing heaven, which was equivalent to the jade emperor's right-hand man. For example, Li Shimin is the reincarnation of Wei Zi, one of the Four Emperors. When you see Guanyin Bodhisattva, you don't have to bow down. When you see Li Shimin in the underworld, Yamaraja has to salute. Nanxian Emperor, also known as Taiyi Salvation Buddha, shuttled through the three realms to help the poor. His mount, Sheng Yuan, is also the road to victory, and he can easily kill the Monkey King.

Five parties and five elders were said by the seven fairies in the original work:? Invited are Buddhist monks, bodhisattvas, holy monks and arhats in the west, Guanyin in the Antarctic, the Emperor who worships kindness in the east, immortals in ten islands and three islands, Ling Xuan in the north of the Arctic, and the Great Immortal in the middle of the yellow pole and yellow horn. This is the Five Elders. ? It can be seen that these figures are extremely powerful princes, including the Tathagata and Guanyin Bodhisattva of Buddhism, so they rank among the five old people.