Whenever I cover Daoism, I try to go beyond the popular texts like the Daodejing and Zhuangzi and explore the wider tradition. In my recent video on the Jade Emperor, we dive into “Gaoshang Yuhuang Benxing Jijing,” or the Collected Scripture on the Deeds of the Jade Sovereign. According to this text, the Jade Emperor earned his throne through billions of lifetimes cultivating the Dao, healing the sick, and writing scriptures. Eventually, he achieved the title Tathāgata, a term usually reserved for the Buddha himself, before ascending even higher to become Jade Thearch. This bold Daoist narrative claims the Jade Emperor not only attained Buddhahood, but surpassed it, teaching bodhisattvas the true path to awakening. Watch the video here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGg56...
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Whenever I cover Daoism, I try to go beyond the popular texts like the Daodejing and Zhuangzi and explore the wider tradition. In my recent video on the Jade Emperor, we dive into “Gaoshang Yuhuang Benxing Jijing,” or the Collected Scripture on the Deeds of the Jade Sovereign. According to this text, the Jade Emperor earned his throne through billions of lifetimes cultivating the Dao, healing the sick, and writing scriptures. Eventually, he achieved the title Tathāgata, a term usually reserved for the Buddha himself, before ascending even higher to become Jade Thearch. This bold Daoist narrative claims the Jade Emperor not only attained Buddhahood, but surpassed it, teaching bodhisattvas the true path to awakening. Watch the video here!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGg56...
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