By its name, According to the "Study on the Same and Different Names of the Jade Emperor": The Holy Name of the Jade Emperor is revered from before the Great Cataclysm. In the Middle Ages, it was revered and highly praised. The world's masters have a good way, feel the profound grace, and each one sees and hears what they have, and convert to what they have. Following them, they revere the names of the gods and determine their titles. There are four types of Jade Emperors: the first is the Taiwei Jade Emperor, and the Han Wu Emperor ascends the Taiwei Wall Star Master Number; the second is the Fantian Jade Emperor, and the Han Xuan Emperor ascends the Tianshi Wall Master Number; the third is the Huashaowei Jade Emperor, and the Han Ai Emperor ascends the innate positioning number; the fourth is the Ziwei Jade Emperor, and the Han Guang Emperor ascends the Qianhao Number 。 Neither of them is this Jade Emperor. This Jade Emperor, named Haotian Jinque Supreme Supreme, naturally possesses the Mira Zhizhen Jade Emperor God, also known as the Jade Emperor of Xuanqiong High, who governs the heavens and will never be destroyed.
In ancient Chinese religion, there was a saying that the highest deity "Emperor" and "God" controlled natural changes such as the sun, moon, wind, and rain, as well as human misfortunes and blessings, life and death, longevity and good fortune and misfortune. After the Western Zhou Dynasty, they were also known as "Emperor", "Haotian", "Heavenly Emperor", and so on. During the Southern Dynasty, Tao Hongjing's "True Spirit Position and Industry Map" already had the titles of "Jade Emperor Daojun" and "Gaoshang Jade Emperor", ranking 11th and 19th on the right of the Yuqing Sanyuan Palace. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the belief in the "Jade Emperor" was widely prevalent. The famous poet Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty wrote a line in his "Dream of Immortals" that read "Pay homage to the Jade Emperor and be sincere before the capital inspection". The poet Yuan Zhen also wrote a line in his "Praising the Joyful Heaven with the State House" that read "I am a censor of the Jade Emperor". The important Daoist scripture "The Collection of the Jade Emperor's Travels", which was written around the time of the Tang and Song dynasties, provides a detailed account of the Jade Emperor's background and origins. Long ago, there was a kingdom of Guangyan Miaolue, where King Jingde and Queen Baoyue Guang were elderly and childless. Therefore, the Taoist priests were ordered to pray, and in a dream, the Supreme Taoist Emperor gave a baby to the queen, who woke up and became pregnant. I was pregnant for a year and was born in the palace at noon on the ninth day of the first lunar month at the age of Bingwu. After the Crown Prince grew up, he inherited the throne and soon left the country to practice in the Xiangyan Mountain of Puming, achieving extraordinary success. After three thousand kalpas, the Golden Immortal was proven. More than one billion kalpas, only to prove the Jade Emperor. In the eighth year of the Dazhong Xiangfu (1008-1016) of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty (1015), the title of the Jade Emperor God was honored as "Supreme Emperor Kai Tian Zhi Fu Yu Li Han Zhen Ti Dao Yu Huang Da Tian Di". In the sixth year of the Zhenghe reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (1111-1117) (1116), he also honored the Jade Emperor with the title of "Emperor Tai Kai Tian Zhi Fu Yu Li Han Zhen Ti Dao Hao Tian Jade Emperor God".
Taoism believes that the Jade Emperor is the king of the gods and holds a high position in the Taoist hierarchy. According to the Daoist scriptures, he resides in the Mira Heavenly Palace in the Golden Palace of Haotian, with a majestic appearance and supreme Dharma body. He governs all the heavens, leads all the saints, dominates the universe, cultivates all the heavens, guides the way of the heavens, spreads the virtues of the heavens, creates all things, assists in the birth of the group, balances the three realms, governs all spirits, and immeasurable people. He is the supreme god and emperor of the heavens. In short, Taoism believes that the Jade Emperor is in charge of all yin and yang disasters and blessings in the three realms (heaven, earth, and space), in the ten directions (four directions, four dimensions, upper and lower), in the four lives (viviparous, egg born, wet born, and transformed), and in the six paths (heaven, humans, demons, hell, beasts, and hungry ghosts). On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month every year, the Jade Emperor will descend to the lower world and personally inspect and inspect the situation of all parties. Reward and punish evil based on the good, evil, good, and bad aspects of the common customs of sentient beings. On this day, many people set up incense tables to offer offerings to receive the Jade Emperor. This activity is also known as' Zhaitan '. The ninth day of the first lunar month is the Jade Emperor Christmas, commonly known as the "Jade Emperor Festival". It is rumored that various immortals in the sky and underground will celebrate this day in Chongqing. On the afternoon of his birthday, the Jade Emperor returned to the Heavenly Palace and held a grand celebration ceremony in the Taoist temples.