Who is the East Emperor Taiyi?

The Eastern Emperor Taiyi is a god in ancient legends.

"Selected Works" thinks that the East Emperor is too one. East Emperor Taiyi's "East Emperor" is not a surname, and the east of the East Emperor here does not refer to the geographical direction, but to the degree of dignity. The east is the first of the five parties. In China, the emperor is enshrined in Mount Tai, Dongyue, and the sun, the moon and the east rise.

Originally recorded in Qu Yuan's poem "Nine Songs", it was a god believed and sacrificed by the people of Chu (or South China) during the Spring and Autumn Period and even the Warring States Period. Taiyi is the highest god of Chu, or related to Taiyi and Tai Huang. Taoism believes that Taiyi is invisible, and it is difficult for Chu people to give it an image. Since immortals can be called immortals, they should be people. Nine Poems of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi are Qu Yuan's ode to the Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and it is the most solemn one in Qu Fu. From beginning to end, his poems only describe sacrificial ceremonies and scenes of offering sacrifices to gods, as well as his concubine Huanglong.

1, Mr. Li Binghai thinks Taiyi is the star in "The Emperor Taiyi is the Great Mars" and the Great Mars in "Seven Nights of the Black Dragon".

2. Mr. Wen Yiduo thinks that "Taiyi, as a god, is the ontology of the universe in the eyes of ancient philosophers and an incredible supernatural force", "Taiyi is the pseudonym of Fuxi" and "the East Emperor is Fuxi".

3. Mr. Zhou Xun-chu holds that "the Eastern Emperor Taiyi is the Eastern Taiyi God, that is, the Qi Taiyi God" in the New Examination of Nine Songs.

4. Mr. Chu Binjie said when interpreting Qu Yuan's "Emperor Taiyi": "Nine Songs of Chu" was an ode to the national sacrifice of Chu by the poet Qu Yuan at that time, and his first poem "Emperor Taiyi" was dedicated to the protector of Chu, and "East Emperor" was the emperor of Chu, and "East Emperor" was the supreme honorific title to the East Emperor ".

5. Some scholars have verified that YunZhongJun is the concubine of Taiyi, but the star classics such as Jingzhou Zhan take Huanglong as Taiyi's concubine.

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1, Taiyi and Jade Emperor:

(1) Many modern people think that the Jade Emperor is nobler than the Eastern Emperor just by looking at his name, but this is actually wrong!

East of the East Emperor, here refers not to the geographical direction, but to the degree of dignity. The east is the first of the five parties. In China, the emperor is enshrined in Mount Tai, Dongyue, and the sun, the moon and the east rise. The jade of the Jade Emperor also means the degree of dignity. Traditionally, gold is the most important thing in China, and jade is the most precious thing, so it is clean and flawless.

(2) The Eastern Emperor and the Jade Emperor, these two honorifics are extremely noble. The only difference is that one is direction extension and the other is material extension. The East Emperor, whose direction extended, first came from the Spring and Autumn Period.

(3) Before the Qin Dynasty, China had strict regulations on the words "emperor/emperor/king/duke/monarch". Emperor and emperor are the titles of gods, and Wang refers to the kings of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties all said that their achievements were not comparable to those of ancient emperors, so Qian only became king, not emperor). People refer to the greatest rulers below the king (such as Qin Mugong, Jin Wengong, Qi Huangong, etc.). ).

Jun refers to a person with high cultural accomplishment and moral quality. At the end of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, rites and music collapsed. There are countless people who claim to be emperors (Western Emperor, Eastern Emperor, King of Qi) and kings (Seven Heroes of the Warring States are kings). In order to flatter their respective kings, ministers all over the world called them kings (meaning "noble kings") until Ying Zheng unified the six countries.

It is said that when Pangu was born in the chaotic universe, the Eastern Emperor Taiyi had already appeared. He may have appeared before Pangu, or they were gods who appeared at the same time. When Pangu split the HarmonyOS system universe with an axe, Emperor Taiyi helped Pangu create the world with the Eastern Emperor Clock. So not only Pangu, Nu Wa Niangniang and Emperor Taiyi also created the universe. Donghuangzhong is known as one of the four great artifacts of chaos, and its power is similar to Pangu's axe. Therefore, the strength of the Eastern Emperor Taiyi is one of the best in the Romance of the Gods, and Nu Wa Niangniang may not be his opponent.

In the book, grandfather Hong Jun is a mysterious fairy. He is the master of Grandfather Tai and leader Tian Tong. Some readers also said that he was the master of the innate saints. However, in the book, grandfather Hong Jun is not a natural saint, but a god of heaven and earth, or he is the root of heaven and earth. Grandfather Hong Jun appeared with heaven and earth at the same time. In other words, my grandfather Hong Jun is the heaven and earth in the book.

Chapter eighty-five, said Pangu epoch-making, chaotic universe into heaven and earth, also gave birth to the ancestor Hong Jun. Therefore, he is neither a natural saint nor a celestial saint. He is the first immortal who appeared after Pangu created the world. From here, we can also know that Pangu is the immortal who created the ancestor Hong Jun, and the strength of Emperor Taiyi is similar to that of Pangu, so Emperor Taiyi can definitely beat the ancestor Hong Jun.

Emperor Haotian is the Lord of the Three Realms, and Hong Jun's ancestors are all his subordinates. In the book, the battle of sealing gods is an imperial edict that Emperor Haotian ordered Hong Jun's ancestors and Nu Wa's queen to carry out. The Lord of the Three Realms should be the highest and most powerful, so Emperor Haotian is also stronger than his ancestor Hong Jun. Some readers said that Emperor Haotian was only a disciple of his ancestor Hong Jun, but this statement was not mentioned in the book. The Eastern Emperor Taiyi is the first heavenly emperor in heaven. He must be more powerful than Emperor Haotian, at least in terms of seniority. Therefore, the Eastern Emperor Taiyi must have the strength to defeat the bodhi old zu in Hong Jun.

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