Taoism Deity Page

Name	Who is it/are they?	Attributes
The Jade Emperor Yu-huang	The Ruler of Heaven	Ruler of all the other gods Monitors the heavenly administration
Yuan-shih T'ien-tsun	Central member of the Trinity	Eternal and imperishable Descends to earth letting mankind know about the secrets of the Tao
San-ch'ing	The Three Pure Ones	Believed to be different manifestations of Lao-tzu Main goal is to save mankind by teaching kindness
San-kuan	The Three Officials	In charge of the three offices of heaven, earth, and the waters under the earth
San-yuan	Three Primordials	The three supreme deities that "created" the cosmos
Pa-hsien	Eight Immortals	Distinguished exemplars of world-transcendent, freely wandering sages who had reached their state of human perfection through various practices such as meditation and ascetic life Chung-li Ch'uan, Chief of the 8 Immortals Ho Hsien-ku, Patroness of Housewives Chang Kou-lao, Patron of Old Men Lu Tung-pin, Patron Saint of Barbers Han Hsiang-tzu, Patron Saint of Musicians Ts'ao Kuo-chiu, Patron Saint of the Theater Li T'ieh-kuai, Sage of Magicians and the Patron of the Sick Lan Ts'ai-ho, Patron Saint of Florists and Protector of Horticulture