Holy Mother the Original Lord () is a Taoist goddess considered the embodiment of Tao. Also known as Ultimate One Original Lord (), Uncreated Original Empress (), Supreme Original Lord (), etc.City Yung's Collective Record of Immortals (墉城集仙錄) : Holy Mother the Original Lord is an embodiment of the mysterious and harmonious energy of the Feminine Principle. She is the teacher of the Heavenly Emperor.Master Loy's Spring and Autumn Annals (呂氏春秋.大樂) : Tao is the ultimate essence, which is formless and nameless. To name it artificially, it can be called Ultimate One. (道也者，至精也，不可為形，不可為名，強為之，謂之太一。)The Ultimate One generates Water (太一生水) : Heaven and Earth are created by Ultimate One. According to ancient Chinese classics, she is the leader of divine immortals, and is the teacher of the Yellow Emperor, Lao Tzu, Ninth Heaven Mysterious Goddess, and the Heavenly Emperor.Heavenly Classic of the Seven Essences (雲笈七籤) : Ninth Heaven Mysterious Goddess is a disciple of Yellow Emperor's mentor known as Holy Mother the Original Lord.Master who Embraces the Plainness (抱朴子) : Yellow Emperor and Lao Tzu received the essential teachings through learning from Ultimate One Original Lord.Record of Immortals throughout the Ages (歷世真仙體道通鑑後集) : Lao Tzu traveled afar and arrived at Mountain Loe, where he met Ultimate One Original Lord. He learnt from her the secret teachings of Golden Elixir.
In Taoism, Original Lord () is a respectful title for high-ranking female divine immortals.Record of Immortals throughout the Ages (歷世真仙體道通鑑後集) : Ultimate One Original Lord said: I am the leader of all Divine Immortals and the master of all teachings of Tao. I am qualified to impart all mysterious and miraculous knowledge.
In Tao Te Ching, Tao is often described as a feminine concept or figure, e.g. the mother of the universe who gives birth to all of existence and sustains it.Tao Teh Ching Translations Chapter 25, 52, 51A Comparison of the Femininity of Lady Wisdom of Proverbs in the Old Testament and Dao of Daodejing by Soon-Young Kim Holy Mother the Original Lord is the personification of this feminine concept or principle.
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