Three Pure Ones
The Jade Emperor ( or , ') in Chinese culture, traditional religions and myth is one of the representations of the first god ( '). In Daoist theology he is the assistant of Yuanshi Tianzun, who is one of the Three Pure Ones, the three primordial emanations of the Tao. He is also the "" ("Highest Power") of Caodaism known as . He is often identified with Śakra in Chinese Buddhist cosmology. In Korean mythology he is known as Haneullim.