Lingbao Tianzun

Lingbao Tianzun
Lingbao Tianzun
Traditional Chinese	靈寶天尊
Simplified Chinese	灵宝天尊
Literal meaning	Heavenly Lord of Spiritual Treasure(s)
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Língbǎo Tiānzūn
Wade–Giles	Lien-pao T‘ien-tsun
Shangqing
Chinese	上清
Literal meaning	The High-&-Clear [One]
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shǎngqīng
Wade–Giles	Shang-ch‘ing

Lingbao Tianzun, also known in English as the Heavenly Lord of Spiritual Treasures,^[1] is a Taoist god. Also known as Shangqing, he is numbered among the Three Pure Ones who head some forms of the Taoist pantheon.

He is thought to be able to control everything that goes on in the present.^[2] Often invoked during Taoist funeral rituals, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun is described as an avatar of Lingbao Tianzun, and able to manifest himself in any form to lead souls to paradise.

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