pp. 85-86 according to the C^en-Lin-Wei-Yeh-T>u by T>ao Hun-c^in

p. 195 according to the Very High Old Lord Opening Heaven Scripture

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heaven

deities at left

deity at centre

deities at right

eras

1^st

Jade Purity

Eminently Born of Chaos Lord of the Supreme Tao

Yuan-s^ih-t>ien-tsun (ORIGINal Beginning Heavenly Worthy)

T>aiyi (Grand One), Ti (Emperor), Yu-ti (Jade Emperor)

Hun-yuan (Grand ORIGIN)

Hun-yuan (Chaotic ORIGIN)

2^nd

Supreme Purity

T>ien-ti-tao-c^un (Heavenly Emperor Way-Lord); C^>ih sun-tzu (Red Pine Scholar)

Hsuan-huan-ta-tao-c^un (Mystical Sovereign Great Way Lord)

+Hsi-wan-mu (West Queen Mother)

3^rd

Great Summit

49

C^in-c^>ueh-ti-c^un (Golden Portico Imperial Lord)

33: C^uan-tzu, Lao Tan, etc.

4^th

Great Purity

>60 of the Heavenly Masters sect

T>ai-s^an-lao-c^un (Very High OLD LORD)

jade ladies; & the mythic "5 Emperors"

T>ai-c^>u (Great Origin): Lao-c^un (OLD LORD)

Ta>i-s^ih (Great Beginning)

T>ai-su (Great Blank)

Hun-tun (Chaos)

5^th

9 Palaces

19

C^iu-kun-s^an-s^u (Minister of the 9 PALACES)

17

C^iu-kun (9 PALACES)

6^th

Earthly Immortals

10 titled + >40 others

True Lord of Prae-registration

>100 from the C^en-kao (Declaration of the Perfected)

Yuan-huan (Original Sovereign)

7^th

Fen-tu

various

Fen-tu Pei-yin Ta-ti (Northern Yin Great EMPEROR)

Kuei-kuan (ghost-officials)

sage-EMPERORs

rank

caelestial

telestial

immortal

ghost-officials

female

1^st

26

9

2^nd

27

18

47

58

3^rd

8

2

77

5

4^th

74

18

73

22

5^th

37

2

6^th

154

14

49

7^th

4

1

85

totals

157

39

388

99

145