Editing Three Pure Ones (section)

==Lingbao Tianzun==
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[[Lingbao Tianzun]] ({{lang|zh|靈寶天尊}}, "Lord of the Numinous Treasure") is also known as the "Supreme Pure One" ({{zh|c=上清|p=Shàngqīng}}), "The Universally Honoured One of Divinities and Treasures", or the "Precious Celestial One".<ref name=":10027" />

<blockquote>In terms of worldview, the emergence of the Shàngqīng revelations signifies a major expansion of Taoism. Where the celestial masters had added the pure gods of the Tao to the popular pantheon, Shàngqīng enlarged this to include an entirely new layer of existence between the original, creative force of the Tao, represented by the deity "yuan shi tian wang" (heavenly king of primordial beginning), and created world as we know it. This celestial layer consisted of several different regions, located both in the far reaches of the world and in the stars, and imagined along the lines of the ancient paradises [[Mount Penglai|Penglai]] and [[Kunlun Mountain (mythology)|Kunlun]]. It was populated by various divine figures: pure gods of the Tao who were emanations of original cosmic qi; immortals who had attained celestial status through effort and the proper elixir...<ref>{{cite book |author=Kohn, Livia |title=Daoism and Chinese Culture |publisher=Three Times Press |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |year=2001 |page=89}}</ref></blockquote>

Lingbao Tianzun is associated with yin and yang and was responsible as the custodian of the sacred book. Lingbao Tianzun also calculates time and divides it into different epochs.