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Thunder Ancestor (雷祖) is a Taoist deity in charge of thunder and the thirty-six heavens.[note 1] His full name is Ninth Heaven Corresponding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universally Enlightening Heavenly Lord (九天应元雷声普化天尊), sometimes shortened to Thunder Sound Universally Enlightening Heavenly Lord (雷声普化天尊), also known as Ninth Heaven Universally Enlightening Lord. He is a manifestation of Southern Apex Longevity Great Emperor (南極長生大帝)， who is also known as Jade Purity Truth King. (玉淸真王)[note 2][1][2][3][4][5][6]

According to Taoist scriptures, Thunder Ancestor resides in Jade Purity Heaven,[note 3] and patrols all heavens and the three realms every month, and responds to people who seek help from him.[note 4] He is capable of eliminating disasters, misfortunes, pandemics, evil insects, and tuberculosis. He is also the leader of heavenly thunder troops.[note 4][note 5][1][2][3][4][5][6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Ninth Heaven Corresponding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universally Enlightening Heavenly Lord Jade Pivotal Scripture (九天應元雷聲普化天尊玉樞寶經): The Supreme Jade Purity King who rules the thirty-six heavens, the Ninth Heaven Universally Enlightening Lord who manifests in the realms of the ten directions, being in charge of thunder, and having mastery of the energy of the ninth heaven, he can defeat demons and devils with his Wisdom Power.
  2. ^ Ninth Heaven Corresponding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universally Enlightening Heavenly Lord Jade Pivotal Redemption Scripture (九天應元雷聲普化天尊玉樞寶懺): Ninth Heaven's Great Holy One of Pure Light, a manifestation of Jade Purity Reality King.
  3. ^ Ninth Heaven Corresponding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universally Enlightening Heavenly Lord Jade Pivotal Scripture (九天應元雷聲普化天尊玉樞寶經): At that time, in Jade Purity Heaven, Ninth Heaven Corresponding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universally Enlightening Heavenly Lord met with Heavenly Lords from the ten directions.
  4. ^ a b Ninth Heaven Corresponding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universally Enlightening Heavenly Lord Jade Pivotal Scripture (九天應元雷聲普化天尊玉樞寶經): The Heavenly Lord said : I am Ninth Heaven's Great Holy One of Pure Light, who patrols all heavens and the three realms every month. If anyone wishes to study Tao and become an Immortal, or wants to eliminate his disasters and misfortunes, he can invite Orthodox One Taoist Monks to read this Scripture for them.
  5. ^ Ninth Heaven Corresponding to the Origin Thunder Sound Universally Enlightening Heavenly Lord Jade Pivotal Scripture (九天應元雷聲普化天尊玉樞寶經): The Heavenly Lord said: Pandemics from heaven and pandemics from the earth, there are twenty-five types of pandemics; evil insects from the upper world and evil insects from the lower world, there are twenty-four types of evil insects; tuberculosis from heaven and tuberculosis from the earth, there are thirty-six types of tuberculosis. If you can recite this Scripture, all the pandemics, evil insects and tuberculosis will be eliminated.

References

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  1. ^ a b "God of Thunder". Dao World. July 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Daoist Culture Centre - The Thunder Patriarch". daoinfo.org.
  3. ^ a b "Nine Heavens Thunder God Puhua Tianzun Blackwood Statue, featuring Thu". Ancient Energy.
  4. ^ a b "The Supreme Deity of Thunder, Universal Transformation of the Nine Heavens". bobi.tw. August 3, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Thunder Patriarch, Jiǔtiān Yìngyuán Léishēng Pǔhuà Tiānzūn (lit. Lord of the Nine Heavens, the Responding Origin, the Thunderous Roar, the Universal Transformer), is a great deity revered in Chinese folk belief and Taoism". Facebook.
  6. ^ a b A Study on the Divinity of ‘the Supreme God and Celestial Worthy of the Ninth Heaven Who Spreads the Sound of the Thunder Corresponding to Primordial Origin’: Focusing on the Relationship between the Divine Qualities of Being ‘the Celestial Worthy of Universal Transformation’ and ‘the Lord God of Great Creation in the Ninth Heaven’ published in 2017