In parallel with the worship of the Four Holy Mothers, the belief in the Three Palaces is associated with the worship of the Father King; including father King Ngoc Hoang (King of Heaven); King father Bat Hai (king of water); father King Diem Vuong (King of the underworld); father King Nhac Phu (King of the forest and mountains).
The Vietnamese have long promoted the religion of father and mother worship and are believed to have come from the Red River Delta region for a long time. Parallel to the culture of the Four Holy Mothers with the three palaces and four palaces is the belief of the father King with the three father kings: father King Ngoc Hoang; father King Bat Hai; The father King Diem Vuong, corresponds to the Three Palaces: Heaven Palace, Undersea Palace, Underground Palace. However, later when the belief in the Three Palaces developed, Forest Palace (Nhac Phu) was added to the worshiping structure; hence the term Four Palaces of Ten Thousand Spirits.
1. father King of Heaven Palace; Jade Emperor:
Jade Emperor is the one with the greatest authority in the six worlds; governing the entire six worlds: Human; God; Ghost; Ghost; Demon; Devil; Fairy. In Vietnam, he is worshiped in temples and the Temple which only worshiped him is at Dau An temple in An Xa village; An Vien commune; Tien Lu district; hung Yen province. Dau An Temple is located on a land shaped like a dragon’s head; Surrounded by a clear blue lake. In addition, he is also worshiped in Bang So village; Ninh So; Thuong Tin; Hanoi.
The Jade Emperor is the Heavenly Father King; head of all the gods and the fairies; having supreme power with natural powers: rain clouds; lightning; fire water.....The Jade Emperor is the one who judges the Gods or punishes the Fairies
In Vietnamese Taoism, the Jade Emperor is called the Emperor’s father, the Jade Emperor; is the father of Holy Mother Lieu Hanh.
2. Father King Bat Hai
King Father Bat Hai is also known as King Father Bat Hai Dong Dinh, is the head king of Thuy Phu, his residence is in Dong Dinh lake, a place along the East Sea coast. According to legend, he is the father of Holy Mother Xich Lan Long Nu, the father-in-law of Kinh Duong Vuong (Kinh Xuyen), the ancestor of Bach Viet.
3. Father King of Forest Palace; Tản viên Sơn Thánh:
Father King of Forest Palace is a supreme god in the Four Immortals of Vietnam; Tan Vien Son Thanh. Thanh Tan is the father of Mother Thuong Ngan; ie La Binh Princess. Among the four immortals, Tan Vien Son Thanh is the leader; He was also named Nam Thien Thanh To.
Ngoc Pha at Temple And recorded: "King Hung Gia ordained Son Thanh as the superior Nhac Kien, thereby serving the orders of the Jade Emperor, together with the four communal palaces on the island, to patrol all things in the world."
He appeared in the reign of the 18th Hung King; was a talented general against the invaders of the Thuc Dynasty; protect Van Lang. Vinh Cong and the great mandarins defeated the enemy on the sea estuaries; and Thanh Tan repelled the enemy by road in the mountainous area. He was ceded the throne by King Hung, but later ceded it to Thuc Phan.
He is worshiped in many places: Thuong Temple on Tan peak of Ba Vi mountain; And Temple next to Son Tay town; Trung Temple in the Bridegroom Mountain; Ha temple on the right bank of the Da River; Thanh Thuy district; Phu-Tho.
In addition to helping the King fight the enemy to defend the country; he is also one of the four immortals; He went around teaching people how to make a living.
4. Father King of Underground Palace: Diem Vuong
Father King Diem Vuong is also known as the Diocese of the Holy Emperor of the Ten Palaces of Minh Vuong, the Chuong Dia Phu; is the father King associated in the belief of the Three Palaces; he rules the land of the dead
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