**Sanguan Emperor is one of the long-standing Chinese folk religious beliefs and belongs to the three gods respected by Taoism. **The Three Officials and Emperors: Heavenly Officials, Earthly Officials, and Water

Sanguan Emperor is one of the long-standing folk religious beliefs in China and belongs to the three gods respected by Taoism (the only local religious belief in China). One is said to be Yao, Shun and Yu , referring to heaven, earth and water . There were rituals of offering sacrifices to heaven, earth and water in ancient China. The "Journey to the Rituals" of "Qiyi" says: "Salute to the sky, burn firewood, sacrifice to the mountains and hills, sacrifice to the rivers, sacrifice to the ground to burn." However, in ancient times, sacrificed to heaven, earth and water was the emperor's right, and common people could only worship their ancestors and stoves. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Ling founded the Zhengyi Alliance Weidao (Tianshidao), and used the sacrifices to the three officials of heaven, earth and water, and handwritten them as a method for Taoist scholars to pray for and cure diseases. "One of the sky is on the mountain; one is buried in the land; one is sinking in the water. It is called the handwritten by the three officials." During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the three official gods of heaven, earth, water and the three primordial gods of the upper, middle and lower were combined into one.

Three officials emperors: that is, Heavenly officials , earth officials, and water officials, also known as "three officials", also known as "three officials", and is the god that was worshipped by Taoism earlier. A Taoist Sutra says: heavenly officials give blessings to , the earthly officials forgive sins, and water officials relieve misfortune .

In the Taoist divine system, there are several honorary gods who appeared earlier than the Three Pure Gods and had a very high level of gods. The three officials of heaven, earth and water are one of them. They are the earliest gods worshipped by Taoism, also known as "Three Officials Emperor", "Three Yuan Emperor", and "Three Officials Emperor".

The faith of the Three Officials originated from the natural worship of heaven, earth and water by ancient Chinese ancestors. In primitive society, heaven, earth and water were necessary conditions for people to produce and live. Without them, human beings could not survive and live. Therefore, people always worshipped with awe and worshipped devoutly. As in "Yi Li·Ji Li": "Salute to heaven and burn firewood, sacrifice to the mountains and rivers, sacrifice to the rivers and sink, sacrifice to the ground to burn." His notes are the "salute to rise, sink, burn" and sacrifice to the sacrifice to the emperor.

According to the "Yuanshi Tianzun's Three Officials' Title Sutra", the names and duties of these three heavenly emperors are:

" Shangyuan first-rank bless the heavenly official, Ziwei Emperor ; Zhongyuan 2 second-rank mercy of sins, qingxu Emperor; lower-rank third-rank mercy of water official, dongyin Emperor. "It is also called "the gods who have attained Taoism are recommended by the three officials; people who are born below, but hold the three officials' treasures, can eliminate disasters." In the old days, there were three official temples, three official halls and three official halls in various places. It is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the fifteenth day of the seventh day of the seventh month.

Legend Heavenly Official Gives Blessings, Heavenly Official Gives Blessings is the first-rank Shangyuan Blessings Emperor Ziwei, and is affiliated to the Yuqing Realm. The Heavenly Official is composed of the three qi of green, yellow and white, and is the chief emperor of the heavens. Every day on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I will go to the world and determine the sins and blessings of people. Therefore, it is called the Heavenly Official to be blessed.

The land official forgives sins , and the land official is named the second rank of Zhongyuan to pardon the sins qingxu Emperor, and is under the Shangqing Realm. The earth officials are composed of the Yuan Cave's Mianling Qi and the Extreme Yellow Essence, and are the general leaders of the Five Emperors and Five Mountains and the Gods and Immortals in the Five Mountains. Every July fifteenth day, I come to the world to sanction my sins and blessings, and to forgive others for their sins. Release the spirit of the underworld karma.

Water Official Remedy, Water Official is named the third rank of Xiayuan Jiehe Shui Official Dongyin Emperor, and is affiliated to Taiqing Realm. The water official is composed of the air of wind and lakes and the essence of Chen Hao, and is responsible for the great gods and immortals in the water. Every October fifteenth day, I come to the world to ward off sins and blessings, to eliminate disasters and reduce grievances and resolve grievances. , October 15th is the birthday of the third official.