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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.
The Sanhuangjing (三皇經, Book of Three Emperors), also known as the Sanhuang Neiwen (三皇內文) or the Sanhuangwen (三皇文), is a fundamental Daoist book which claims those who chant it can become an emperor.
The Earthly Sovereign (Chinese: 地皇; pinyin: Dìhuáng) was the second legendary Chinese king after Pangu's era. According to Yiwen Leiju , he was the second of the Three Sovereigns . Depiction of the Earthly Sovereign in Sancai Tuhui
His successor was the Earthly Sovereign. According to the Yiwen Leiju, Based on Shixue (始學) by Xiang Jun, after the heaven and earth were formed, there was the Heavenly Sovereign, with 13 heads(or 13 leaders). He was called Tianling (天靈, 'heavenly spirit') and ruled the world for 18,000 years.
The Three Pure Ones. Daode Tianzun (Chinese: 道德天尊; lit. 'The Heavenly Lord of Dao and its Virtue'), also known as Taishang Laojun (Chinese: 太上老君; lit. 'The Supreme Venerable Sovereign') is a high Taoist god. He is the Taiqing (太清, lit. the Grand Pure One) which is one of the Three Pure Ones, the highest immortals of Taoism.
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.
As depicted by Gan Bozong, woodcut print, Tang dynasty (618–907) The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or by his Chinese name Huangdi (/ ˈ hw ɑː ŋ ˈ d iː /), is a mythical Chinese sovereign and culture hero included among the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, ().
The Human Sovereign (Chinese: 人皇; pinyin: Rénhuáng), otherwise called the Sovereign of Man, [1] was the third legendary Chinese king after Pangu's era. According to Yiwen Leiju, he was the third and last of the Three Sovereigns. The Human Sovereign from Sancai Tuhui has an animal-headed form.