Like many other religions, Taoism has an omnipotent god called Yuan Shih Tien Tsun (Celestial Worthy of the Original Beginning). He presides over an imperial court, in which lower deities have their own spheres of influence.
道教諸神各有職掌道教和其他宗教一樣，有一主宰萬物的元始天尊，依道經記載：其有一天庭，神明各有職掌、各有所司。