Three Pure Ones
The Three Pure Ones (Chinese: 三清), also translated as the Three Pure Pellucid Ones, the Three Purities, the Three Pristine Ones, the Three Clarities, or the Three Divine Teachers, are the three highest gods in the Taoist pantheon. They are: Jade Purity (Chinese: 玉清) ━ Original and Primordial Heavenly Lord (元始天尊) Upper Purity (Chinese: 上清) ━ Divine Treasures Heavenly Lord (靈寶天尊) Grand Purity (Chinese: 太清) ━ Heavenly Lord of Way and Virtue (道德天尊) They are considered the primordial embodiments of the Energy of The One (Chinese: 一炁), which is another name for Tao.