What is the relationship between the Heavenly Emperor, the Jade Emperor and the Yellow Emperor in ancient mythology?

They both sometimes refer to the Haotian God, sometimes they refer to different people. The Heavenly Emperor is the emperor who rules the heavenly realm, which is different in different dynasties, but since the rise of Confucianism, the Heavenly Emperor refers to Haotian God. Jade Emperor refers to Haotian God, and Yellow Emperor is Xuan Yuan, the ****lord of the Chinese nation in ancient China.

The Heavenly Emperor: is the emperor who rules the heavens and the worlds . With different dynasties the supreme god would change, for example, Duke Xiang of Qin sacrificed to the White Emperor, Duke Xuan of Qin sacrificed to the Green Emperor, Duke Ling sacrificed to the two Emperors of Yan and Huang, and after the unification of Qin sacrificed to the above four Emperors, and the Western Han Dynasty added the Black Emperor on top of the four Emperors, known as God of the Five Directions, and since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Etheric One has been the supreme god over the Five Directions.

In ancient China, due to the change of dynasties and ethnic integration, the supreme god worshipped was different. But since the rise of Confucianism, all the supreme gods in all major Chinese myths were replaced by Haotian God, and Haotian God has been used as the official and orthodox supreme god of worship for successive dynasties until the end of the Chinese empire at the end of the Qing Dynasty.

The Jade Emperor is the Haotian God, since the beginning of time, the hijacking of a long time, the saints should be called, but also boundless. God's natural, hanging elephant set up the number to teach and educate the living beings and some prayers. Always live in the wonderful realm of truth without a trace, the status of the lofty, always in the Taixuan to the true heaven above.

Huangdi (2717 BC - 2599 BC): the leader of the ancient Huaxia tribal confederation, the ****lord of the Huaxia nation in ancient China. The first of the Five Emperors? The first of the Five Emperors. He was honored as the "First Ancestor of Humanity" in China. It is said that he is the son of Shaodian and attached to the treasure, the original surname Gongsun, later changed the surname Ji, so called Ji Xuanyuan. Dwelling in the hill of Xuanyuan, the number of Xuanyuan, built the capital in the bear, also known as the bear. Some people also call it "Dihong's".

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In the ancient times, people liked to honor a certain leader of the tribal alliance as the Heavenly Emperor, for example, Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi, Zhuanxu, ?àiàu, and Tangyao were all honored as the Heavenly Emperors in various generations of pre-Qin historical books.

On the occasion of the Xia and Shang dynasties, the kings of all generations honored their ancestors as Heavenly Emperors, such as Dayu, the Heavenly Emperor of the Xia Dynasty, and Emperor ?i?u, the Heavenly Emperor of the Shang Dynasty.

Hao Tian (Heavenly God) existed as a canonical object of worship for the rulers of the Chinese civilization, and it should be noted that Hao Tian did not depend on a particular religion for his existence; he was a national mythological belief. At the same time, the Zhou Dynasty also liked to honor their ancestor Houji as the Emperor of Heaven.

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