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The '''Ziwei Emperor''' ({{zh|c=紫微大帝|p=Zǐwēi Dàdì|l=Great Emperor of the [[Purple Forbidden enclosure]]}}), full name: '''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 Dàdì }}), also known as The '''Beiji Emperor''' ({{zh|c=北極大帝|p=Běijí Dàdì|l=Great Emperor of the [[North Pole]]}}) or the '''Lord of the North |
The '''Ziwei Emperor''' ({{zh|c=紫微大帝|p=Zǐwēi Dàdì|l=Great Emperor of the [[Purple Forbidden enclosure]]}}), full name: '''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 Dàdì }}), also known as The '''Beiji Emperor''' ({{zh|c=北極大帝|p=Běijí Dàdì|l=Great Emperor of the [[North Pole]]}}) or the '''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 Sovereigns ({{lang|zh|四御}}; {{lang|zh-Latn|sì yù}}) of [[Taoism]]. |
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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 [[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> |
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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The Ziwei Emperor (Chinese: 紫微大帝; pinyin: Zǐwēi Dàdì; lit. 'Great Emperor of the Purple Forbidden enclosure'), full name: 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 Dàdì), also known as The Beiji Emperor (Chinese: 北極大帝; pinyin: Běijí Dàdì; lit. 'Great Emperor of the North Pole') or the Lord of the North Pole at the center of Heaven (Chinese: 北極中天星主; pinyin: Běijí Zhōngtiān Xingzhu) is one of the highest sky deities and one of the Four Sovereigns (四御; sì yù) of Taoism.
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]
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