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The Three Sovereigns, sometimes known as the Three August Ones, were said to be god-kings or demigods who used their magical powers, divine powers, or being in harmony with the Tao to improve the lives of their people. Because of their lofty virtue, they lived to a great age and ruled over a period of great peace.
Emperor Shun (Chinese: 帝舜; pinyin: Dì Shùn) was a legendary leader of ancient China, regarded by some sources as one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors [1] being the last of the Five Emperors. Tradition holds that he lived sometime between 2294 and 2184 BC.
Nüwa, also read Nügua, is a mother goddess, culture hero, [1] and/or member of the Three Sovereigns of Chinese mythology. She is a goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. [2] She is credited with creating humanity and repairing the Pillar of Heaven. [3]
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Emperor Yao (simplified Chinese: 尧; traditional Chinese: 堯; pinyin: Yáo; Wade–Giles: Yao 2; traditionally c. 2356 – 2255 BCE) [2] was a legendary Chinese ruler, according to various sources, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
The Three Great Emperor-Officials (Chinese: 三官大帝; pinyin: sānguān dàdì), Sanguan, [1] or the Three Officials [1] are three of the highest shen in some branches of religious Taoism, and subordinate only to the Jade Emperor (玉帝 yùdì). The Three Great Emperor-Officials are the Heavenly Official (天官 tiānguān), the Earthly ...
The Book of Documents is a collection of formal speeches presented as spanning two millennia from the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Spring and Autumn period. [16] Most scholars agree that the "Old Script" chapters are post-Han forgeries, but many of the remaining "Modern Script" chapters were written long after the periods ...
The Five Emperors and Three Sovereigns, mythical rulers of ancient China Wufang Shangdi a set of five Chinese deities called Emperors Five emperor coins , a set of 5 Qing dynasty cash coins in feng shui