"s a result, in the Taoist classic The Complete History of the Deities, the Three Magistrates of heaven, earth, and water, have-- somewhat incredibly--become the deified transformations of the ancient emperors Yao, Shun, and Yu.
由於道教講「靈魂崇拜」，崇拜對象皆為「成仙」的前人，因此在道教經典「神仙通鑑」中，天、地、水三官居然成了上古帝王堯、舜、禹的化身。