noun
Yuanshi Tianzun; Primordial Lord of Heaven
One of the highest deities in Taoism, also known as the Celestial Worthy of the Primordial Beginning. A specialized religious term.
道教では、元始天尊は三清の一つとされている。
In Daoism, Yuanshi Tianzun is considered one of the Three Pure Ones.
From Chinese 元始天尊 (Yuánshǐ Tiānzūn), literally 'Heavenly Venerable of the Primordial Beginning'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with this Taoist divinity.