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The '''Ziwei Emperor''' ({{zh|c=紫微大帝|p= Zǐwēi Dàdì |l=Polestar Emperor }}), full name: The '''Great Emperor of Middle Heaven Zi Wei Bei Ji''' or '''Great Emperor of Middle Heaven North Star''' ({{zh|c=中天紫微北極太皇大帝|p= Zhōngtiān Zǐwēi Běijí Dàdì }}), also known as The '''Beiji Emperor''' ({{zh|c=北極大帝|p= Běijí Dàdì|l=North Star Emperor }}) or The '''Middle Heaven North Star Deity''' ({{zh|c=北極中天星主|p= Běijí Zhōngtiān Xingzhu|}}) is one of the highest [[sky deities]] and one of the Four Sovereigns (四御 ''sì yù'') of [[Taoism]].
[[File:水陆画宝宁寺 北极紫微大帝众.jpg|thumb|[[Water and Land Ritual painting]] from Baoning Temple, Ming Dynasty.]]
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The '''Great Emperor of the North Star''',{{efn|Full title: '''Great Emperor of the North Star in the [[Purple Forbidden enclosure]] at the center of [[Tian|Heaven]]''' ({{zh|c=中天紫微北極太皇大帝|p= Zhōngtiān Zǐwēi Běijí Tàihuáng Dàdì }}).}} also called the '''Ziwei Emperor'''{{efn|{{zh|c=紫微大帝|p=Zǐwēi Dàdì|l=Great Emperor of the [[Purple Forbidden enclosure]]}}.}} and the '''Beiji Emperor''',{{efn|{{zh|c=北極大帝|p=Běijí Dàdì|l=Great Emperor of the [[North Pole]]}}; full title: '''Lord of the [[Polaris|North Pole]] at the center of Heaven''' ({{zh|c=北極中天星主|p=Běijí Zhōngtiān Xingzhu}}).}} is one of the highest [[sky deities]] and one of the [[Four heavenly ministers|Four Sovereigns]] ({{lang|zh|四御}}; {{transl|zh|sì yù}}) of [[Taoism]].


== Chinese mythology ==
The Zi Wei Emperor resides in the Middle Heaven. He assists the [[Jade Emperor]] in administrative duties of the heaven and earth; sun and moon; four seasons and weather. He commands all deities of [[constellation|constellations]], mountains, and rivers. He is the highest [[deity]] in charge of all the [[natural phenomenon]] in the universe. In [[Chinese culture]] and [[Chinese theology]], the Zi Wei Emperor is also the symbol of the emperor in the human world.<ref>{{cite wikisource |title=《文獻通考_(四庫全書本)》 |wslanguage=zh |wslink=文獻通考_(四庫全書本)/卷278}}</ref>
The Ziwei Emperor resides in the middle of Heaven and assists the [[Jade Emperor]] in administrative duties of Heaven and Earth; Sun and Moon; four seasons and weather. He commands all deities of [[constellation|constellations]], mountains, and rivers. He is the highest [[deity]] in charge of all the [[natural phenomenon]] in the universe. In [[Chinese culture]] and [[Chinese theology]], the Ziwei Emperor is also the symbol of the emperor in the human world.<ref>{{cite wikisource |title=《文獻通考_(四庫全書本)》 |wslanguage=zh |wslink=文獻通考_(四庫全書本)/卷278}}</ref>


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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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* [http://zh.daoinfo.org 道教文化资料库]
* [http://web2.nmns.edu.tw/constellation/east/east02_05.php 星座探奇]
* [http://www.yuanlimazu.org/god_detail.asp?pid=11 神祇列傳-紫微大帝]


== External links ==
* [http://zh.daoinfo.org 道教文化资料库] {{in lang|zh}}
* [http://web2.nmns.edu.tw/constellation/east/east02_05.php 星座探奇] {{in lang|zh}}
* [http://www.yuanlimazu.org/god_detail.asp?pid=11 神祇列傳-紫微大帝] {{in lang|zh}}

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Latest revision as of 22:50, 15 December 2023

Water and Land Ritual painting from Baoning Temple, Ming Dynasty.

The Great Emperor of the North Star,[a] also called the Ziwei Emperor[b] and the Beiji Emperor,[c] is one of the highest sky deities and one of the Four Sovereigns (四御; sì yù) of Taoism.

Chinese mythology

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The Ziwei Emperor resides in the middle of Heaven and assists the Jade Emperor in administrative duties of Heaven and Earth; Sun and Moon; four seasons and weather. He commands all deities of constellations, mountains, and rivers. He is the highest deity in charge of all the natural phenomenon in the universe. In Chinese culture and Chinese theology, the Ziwei Emperor is also the symbol of the emperor in the human world.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ Full title: Great Emperor of the North Star in the Purple Forbidden enclosure at the center of Heaven (Chinese: 中天紫微北極太皇大帝; pinyin: Zhōngtiān Zǐwēi Běijí Tàihuáng Dàdì).
  2. ^ Chinese: 紫微大帝; pinyin: Zǐwēi Dàdì; lit. 'Great Emperor of the Purple Forbidden enclosure'.
  3. ^ Chinese: 北極大帝; pinyin: Běijí Dàdì; lit. 'Great Emperor of the North Pole'; full title: Lord of the North Pole at the center of Heaven (Chinese: 北極中天星主; pinyin: Běijí Zhōngtiān Xingzhu).

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  1. ^ 《文獻通考_(四庫全書本)》  (in Chinese) – via Wikisource.
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