The Nine Bureaus and Three Ministries (responsible for the administration of the Godly Heaven's Office, with four other offices specifically tasked with mobilizing troops, dispatching generals, combating evil, breaking jails, and gathering all demons. Their functions are equivalent to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice.):
Nine Bureaus (Ministry of War, commanding soldiers and generals):
True Lord Judge of the Jade Bureau
Attendants to the Left and Right of the Jade Bureau
Servants to the Left and Right of the Jade Bureau
Supreme Minister of Heavenly Thunder
Minister of the Jade Pivot
Supreme Minister of the Battle Pivot
Right Minister of the Supreme Pure Order of the Jade Bureau
Lord Minister of the Five-Thunder Court
True Lord Supreme Commander of the Thunder Command
Three Ministries (Ministry of Justice, in charge of punishments):
Thundering Tai Ministry
Thundering Xuan Ministry
Thundering Du Ministry
※Four Saints of the North Pole (eliminate evil spirits, protect all beings. The Four True Lords perpetually guard the front of Emperor Jade's palace.):
True Lord Marshal Tianpeng (Zhu Bajie)
True Lord Deputy Marshal Tianyou (also known as Deputy Marshal Tianyuo)
True Lord Yisheng Baode (also known as General Heisha)
True Lord Lingying Yousheng (also known as General Zhenwu, Emperor Zhenwu, Xuantian Shangdi, Xuanwu Emperor, Yousheng True Lord Xuantian Shangdi, fully named True Martial Emperor who Vanquishes Demons.)
Golden Mother 丨 Wood Father (akin to the national bureau of social security):
Queen Mother of the West (Queen Mother, Golden Mother Yuanjun) Ancestor of female immortals, overseeing all female immortals, and also in charge of matters of marriage and childbirth in the human world.
Eastern Prince (Wood Father, Donghua Emperor) Leader of male immortals, in charge of the immortal registry.
Three Great Emperors (referring to the Heavenly Official, Earthly Official, and Water Official. They oversee human fortunes and punishments, divine transitions, and the cycle of life and death, rescuing and salvaging from the yin and yang realms. The Heavenly Official bestows blessings, the Earthly Official forgives sins, and the Water Official resolves disasters and dispels bindings.):
Emperor Yuanyang, Supreme Emperor of Purple Tenuity, Heavenly Official (bestowing blessings) First Rank of Upper Yuan, the Supreme Emperor of Purple Tenuity, belonging to the Yuqing realm. Overall ruler of all heavenly kings.
Emperor Qingxu, Green Spirit Emperor, Earthly Official (forgiving sins) Second Rank of Middle Yuan, the Emperor Qingxu, belonging to the Shangqing realm. Overall ruler of the Five Emperors and the spirits of the Five Sacred Mountains.
Emperor Dongyin, Yang Valley Emperor, Water Official (resolving disasters) Third Rank of Lower Yuan, the Emperor Dongyin, belonging to the Taiqing realm. Overall ruler of all great deities in the waters.
Ten Directions Celestial Lords (Taiyi Rescue Suffering Celestial Lord vows to save all beings, possessing threefold functions of examining immortals in the heaven, seeking out and saving the suffering in the human world, and rescuing souls in the underworld. Demoted himself by one rank, dividing his magical power to create the Ten Directions Celestial Lords overseeing the underworld.):
Eastern Jade Treasure Supreme Celestial Lord
Southern Mysterious True Blessing Celestial Lord
Western Utmost Mysterious Supreme Celestial Lord
Northern Mysterious Supreme Jade Celestial Lord
Northeastern Transcendent Immortal Supreme Celestial Lord
Southeastern Kind Life-Saving Celestial Lord
Southwestern Great Spiritual Supreme Celestial Lord
Northwestern Boundless Great Splendor Celestial Lord
Upper Jade Void Bright Supreme Celestial Lord
Lower True Sovereign Cave Deity Celestial Lord
The Four Symbols and the Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions (deities specialized in subduing demons and exorcising evil spirits):
Four Symbols (Celestial beings guarding the four directions):
Eastern Azure Loong, Mengzhang God
Western White Tiger, Jianbing God
Southern Vermilion Bird, Lingguang God
Northern Black Tortoise, Zhiming God
Twenty-Eight Lunar Mansions (Twenty-eight star sectors divided based on the observation of the sun, moon, and five planets' movements, composed of seven mansions each from the Eastern Azure Loong, Southern Vermilion Bird, Western White Tiger, and Northern Black Tortoise, affiliated with the Four Symbols' deities. ):
Azure Loong (Eastern Seven Mansions, resembling a Loong):
Jiao (Horn), Wood, scaly dragon
Kang (Neck), Metal, Loong
Di (Root), Earth, Badger
Fang (Room), Sun, Rabbit
Xin (Heart), Moon, Fox
Wei (Tail), Fire, Tiger
Ji (Winnowing Basket), Water, Leopard
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White Tiger (Western Seven Mansions, resembling a tiger):
Kui (Legs), Wood, Wolf
Lou (Bond), Metal, Dog
Wei (Stomach), Earth, Pheasant
Mao (Hairy Head), Sun, Chicken
Bi (Net), Moon, Crow
Zui (Beak), Fire, Monkey
Shen (Three Stars), Water, Ape
Vermilion Bird (Southern Seven Mansions, resembling a large bird):
Jing (Well), Wood, Anteater
Gui (Ghost), Metal, Sheep
Liu (Willow), Earth, Deer
Xing (Star), Sun, Horse
Zhang (Extended Net), Moon, Deer
Yi (Wings), Fire, Snake
Zhen (Chariot), Water, Worm
Black Tortoise (Northern Seven Mansions, resembling a tortoise and snake):
Dou (Dipper), Wood, Hyaena
Niu (Ox), Metal, Ox
Nü (Girl), Earth, Bat
Xu (Emptiness), Sun, Rat
Wei (Roof), Moon, Swallow
Shi (Encampment), Fire, Pig
Bi (Wall), Water, Mole
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The Twenty-Eight Mansions, each represented by three characters: the first character signifies the name of the mansion, the second represents its element (with the sun, moon, and the five elements associated with fire), and the third denotes the animal symbolized by the mansion.
Sun mansions include Room (Fang), Emptiness (Xu), Hairy Head (Mao), and Star (Xing), associated with the fire element.
Moon mansions include Extended Net (Zhang), Duke (Gong), Roof (Wei), and Net (Bi), associated with the fire element.
Metal mansions include Neck (Kang), Ox (Niu), Ghost (Gui), and Bond (Lou), associated with the metal element.
Wood mansions include Horn (Jiao), Well (Jing), Legs (Kui), and Dipper (Dou), associated with the wood element.
Water mansions include Chariot (Zhen), Wall (Bi), Winnowing Basket (Ji), and Three Stars (Shen), associated with the water element.
Fire mansions include Wings (Yi), Encampment (Shi), Beak (Zui), and Tail (Wei), associated with the fire element.
Earth mansions include Root (Di), Stomach (Wei), Girl (Nü), and Willow (Liu), associated with the earth element.}
Six Ding and Six Jia (Protector deities, derived from the deification of the celestial stems and terrestrial branches concept in pre-Qin times, serving the Heavenly Emperor, capable of "commanding wind and thunder, controlling ghosts and deities." Daoists can summon them with talismans.):
Six Ding Deities (Yin deities, Jade Females)
Ding Mao Deity: Sima Qing
Ding Ji Deity: Cui Juqing
Ding Wei Deity: Shi Shutong
Ding You Deity: Zang Wengong
Ding Hai Deity: Zhang Wentong
Ding Chou Deity: Zhao Ziyu
Six Jia Deities (Yang deities, Jade Males)
Jia Zi Deity: Wang Wenqing
Jia Xu Deity: Zhan Zijiang
Jia Shen Deity: Hu Wenchang
Jia Wu Deity: Wei Yuqing
Jia Chen Deity: Meng Feiqing
Jia Yin Deity: Ming Wenzhang
Thunder and Lightning (responsible for regulating the weather, subduing demons, rewarding the good and punishing the evil, ensuring the country's peace and the people's safety. They reside in the Divine Azure Palace.)
Ancestor of Thunder (Nine Heavens Responding-Origin Thunder-Voice Universal-Transforming Venerable Lord, is the highest deity of the Thunder Department)
Servants under Ancestor of Thunder: Eldest disciple Thunderous Commander-in-Chief · Divine Might · Demon-Dispelling · Pei Xiu the True Lord, Left Servant · Green Thunder General, Right Servant · Rock Thunder General
The Five Directional Thunder Kings (only appear for significant missions)
Eastern · Divine Movement Thunder King · Yan Fu
Southern · Divine Transformation Thunder King · Zhuo Bin
Western · Divine Might Thunder King · Gao Hui
Northern · Moving Greatness Thunder King · Wu Xi
Central · Swift Action Thunder King · Zhao Jian
The Five Directional Thunder Emperors (only appear for significant missions)
Eastern · Sky-Rumbling Gate-Shaking Thunder Emperor
Southern · Red-Sky Flame-Light Shocking-Evil Thunder Emperor
Western · Great Darkness Earth-Subduing Thunder Emperor
Northern · Sky-Overturning Sea-Reversing Thunder Emperor
Central · Yellow Sky Crumbling-Fierce Thunder Emperor
※ Thunder Uncle (God in charge of thunder)
※ Lightning Aunt (Goddess in charge of lightning)
The Five Marshals of the Thunder Department (executors, for example: changing seasons, moving clouds to bring rain, altering weather patterns, punishing evil and rewarding good, etc.)
Marshal Deng, Marshal Bi, Lord Liu of Heaven, Marshal Xin, Marshal Pang
Celestial Officials and Star Lords (deities responsible for executing tasks, where Star Lords are honored titles for celestial officials formed by the deities of the constellations in the starry divisions.)
Nine Luminaries Star Lords (special envoys of the Heavenly Palace, each presiding over or assisting departments. They convey the Jade Emperor's will, balancing the world and governing the fortunes and misfortunes of humanity.):
Sun Star Lord (Sunday, the Sun)
Moon Star Lord (Monday, the Moon)
Mars Star Lord (Fire Virtue, Tuesday, Mars)
Mercury Star Lord (Water Virtue, Wednesday, Mercury)
Jupiter Star Lord (Wood Virtue, Thursday, Jupiter)
Venus Star Lord (Taibai Venus,Metal Virtue, Friday, Venus)
Saturn Star Lord (Earth Virtue, Saturday, Saturn)
Rahu Star Lord (Ascending Lunar Node)
Ketu Star Lord (Comet, Descending Lunar Node)
The Big Dipper Seven Star Lords (also known as the Seven Governors, controlling disaster relief and prolonging life, composed of the seven stars in the Purple Forbidden enclosure: Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaid. Taoism deifies them as seven star lords.):
Bright Yang, Greedy Wolf Star Lord
Yin Essence, Giant Gate Star Lord
True Person, Lu Cun Star Lord
Mysterious Dark, Wen Qu Star Lord
Cinnabar Origin, Lian Zhen Star Lord
North Pole, Wu Qu Star Lord
Heavenly Barrier, Po Jun Star Lord
The Southern Dipper Six Star Lords (also known as the Six Executives, controlling lifespan extension, each of the six stars: Tianfu, Tianliang, Tianji, Tiantong, Tianxiang, and Qisha, deified as six star lords, assigned divine duties over all beings including humans, demons, spirits, gods, and immortals.):
First Palace of Heavenly Storehouse: Lord of Fate
Second Palace of Heavenly Wage: Lord of Wealth
Third Palace of Heavenly Beam: Longevity Star Lord
Fourth Palace of Heavenly Unity: Prosperity Star Lord
Fifth Palace of Heavenly Pivot: Disaster Relief Star Lord
Sixth Palace of Heavenly Machine: Birth Star Lord
The Eastern Dipper Five Star Lords (controlling fate calculation and life protection, comprising five palaces.):
First Azure Spirit Prolonging Life Star Lord
Second Lingguang Protecting Life Star Lord
Third Opening Heaven Accumulating Blessing Star Lord
Fourth Great Bright Harmonizing Sun Star Lord
Fifth Tail Extreme Supervising Star Lord
The Western Dipper Four Star Lords (controlling fame protection, comprising four palaces.):
First Palace White Banner Star Lord
Second Mansion High Element Star Lord
Third Codex Imperial Spirit Star Lord
Fourth General Giant Might Star Lord
The Central Dipper (known as the Great Leader, controlling life protection, comprising three palaces.):
First Blazing Spirit World-Passing Star Lord
Second Turning Sanctified Supreme Holy Star Lord
Third Harmonizing and Supreme Virtue Star Lord
The Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals (also known as the Thirty-Six Celestial Warriors) are divine generals of the heavenly palace, tasked with the protection of the heavenly palace and all immortals. They possess considerable proficiency in both magic and martial arts:
Jiang Guang | Zhong Ying | Jin You | Yin Jiao | Pang Yu | Liu Ji | Guan Yu | Ma Sheng | Wen Qiong | Wang Shan | Kang Ying | Zhu Yan | Lü Kui | Fang Jiao | Geng Tong | Deng Bowen | Xin Hanchen | Zhang Yuanbo | Tao Yuanxin | Xun Leiji | Bi Zongyuan | Zhao Gongming | Wu Mingyuan | Li Qingtian | Mei Tianshun | Xiong Guangxian | Shi Yuanxin | Kong Leijie | Chen Yuanyuan | Lin Dahua | Zhou Qingyuan | Ji Leigang | Cui Zhixu | Jiang Feijie | He Tianxiang | Gao Ke
Three Terrace Star Lords (Three Terrace Star Lords support the Purple Forbidden, harmonizing Yin and Yang to manage all things, bearing the many stars and celestial beings, serving as the patriarchs of the stars. They mainly govern human virtues and vices, life and death, longevity, and fortunes, recording human misdeeds and sins, then determining lifespan, wealth, and fate based on these records.):
Upper Terrace, Virtual Essence, Opening Virtue Star Lord – Governs lifespan and fate.
Middle Terrace, Six Pure, Managing Space Star Lord – Manages and oversees family affairs.
Lower Terrace, Curved Life, Managing Fortune Star Lord – Controls human life, fortunes, and misfortunes.
Four Duty Clerks (in charge of the four aspects of time: year, month, day, and hour. Serving under the Jade Emperor, they specialize in the transmission of official documents, acting as liaisons between mortals and the divine, ensuring that the gods are aware of human requests..)
Year Duty God, Li Bing
Month Duty God, Huang Chengyi
Day Duty God, Zhou Deng
Hour Duty God, Liu Hong
Five Great Emperors of the Sacred Mountains
East Mount Tai, Tianqi, Benevolent Holy Emperor – Governs human rewards and punishments, status, life, and death.
West Mount Hua, Jintian, Wishful Holy Emperor – Governs metals, smelting, and birds.
Central Mount Song, Zhongtian, Exalted Holy Emperor – Governs land, rivers, and forests.
South Mount Heng, Sitian, Luminous Holy Emperor – Governs rivers, lakes, and beasts.
North Mount Heng, Antian, Mysterious Holy Emperor – Governs stars and constellations.
Bixia Yuanjun (Princess of Mount Tai) – Cures diseases, protects agriculture, commerce, travel, marriage, and childbirth. (Commonly known as Lady of Mount Tai, the Goddess of Child Delivery.)
※Four Sea Loong Kings
East Sea Loong King, Ao Guang
South Sea Loong King, Ao Qin
West Sea Loong King, Ao Run
North Sea Loong King, Ao Shun
Well Sea King
Oversees the deities of rivers, appointed by the Jade Emperor as a celestial true immortal.
Five Loong Gods
Green Loong God, King of Benevolence
Red Loong God, King of Grace
Yellow Loong God, King of Response
White Loong God, King of Relief
Black Loong God, King of Spirit
Five Water Gods
East Sea Lord, He Guiju
South Sea Lord, Liu Xiao
West Sea Lord, Guo Shu
North Sea Lord, Wu Yuqiang
River Lord, Feng Yi, Lord Ping
Nine River Water Emperors
Zhejiang Water Emperor, Yangtze River Water Emperor, Songjiang Water Emperor, Wujiang Water Emperor, Chujiang Water Emperor, Xiangjiang Water Emperor, Shengjiang Water Emperor, Hanjiang Water Emperor, Nanjiang Water Emperor (Five Rivers Water Emperor).
Five Lake Deities
Qingcao Lake Deity (Dongting Lake Deity), Poyang Lake Deity, Danyang Lake Deity, Xieyang Lake Deity (Duyang Lake Deity), Tai Lake Deity.