壹殿 · 三清境
The Three Pure Ones
跨過殿門 - The summit of the Taoist pantheon. The Three Pure Ones are not 'gods' in the ordinary sense — they are cosmic emanations of the Tao itself, each presiding over one of the three highest heavens.
共展出 3 Deities
始
First of the Three Pure Ones
Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning
The highest deity of Taoism, embodying the primordial chaos before creation. He is said to re-emanate the universe in every cosmic cycle, preaching the first doctrines of the Tao to lesser gods.
- Pearl of primordial chaos
- Lotus throne
- Realm of Jade Clarity
寶
Second of the Three Pure Ones
Celestial Worthy of Numinous Treasure
The second Pure One, guardian and transmitter of the sacred scriptures. He holds the taiji symbol or a jade ruyi scepter, and represents the moment when primordial chaos begins to differentiate into form.
- Jade ruyi scepter
- Taiji emblem
- Realm of Highest Clarity
道
The Deified Laozi
Celestial Worthy of the Tao and Its Power
The third Pure One is none other than Laozi himself — philosopher of the 6th century BCE raised to cosmic divinity. Tradition says he has descended to earth eighty-one times, leaving behind the five-thousand-word Tao Te Ching.
- Ancient scroll
- White beard of the sage
- The ox of his westward journey