In the many-layered divine bureaucracy of Taoism, the Three Lordly Magistrates (San Kuan Ta Ti) --the magistrates of heaven, earth, and water--occupy a place second only to that of the Jade Emperor and are held in the highest respect.
在道教層層疊疊的神仙官僚體制中，三官大帝﹘﹘天官、地官、水官，地位僅次於玉皇，備極尊榮。