The Grand Pure One The third Pure One is Daode Tianzun (道德天尊), Lord of the Way and Its Virtue or Honoured Lord of the Tao and the Virtue. He is also known as the Grand Pure One (Taiqing 太清). Laozi, the founder of Daoism and the author of the Daode jing is said to be one manifestation of Daode Tianzun. Unlike the first and second Pure Ones, Daode Tianzun, as Laozi as well as other teachers, spent many years living among humankind and played an active role in the development of Chinese civilisation. Daode Tianzun is depicted holding a fan, which symbolises the completion of Creation, while the act of fanning signifies the dissemination of Tao to all Mankind. He is usually shown as an elderly man with white hair and a beard. The statue is in good, used condition with signs of age. (See photos) Very finely detailed. Will be carefully packaged and shipped insured. Weight: 6.3 KG This item can be shipped together with other items in this auction, so you only pay one shipping fee. The Sanqing are the three highest-ranking gods in Taoism. San means "three" and qing means "clean," "pure," or "pure." The three deities are: Yuanshi Tianzun (the embodiment of Qi; replaced as supreme god by the Jade Emperor during the Song Dynasty) Lingbao Tianzun (the embodiment of Tao or Dao) Daode Tianzun, also known as Taishang Daojun/Laojun (the embodiment of the cosmic god, the deified Laozi) They also correspond to the three heavens in which the gods reside, respectively: Yuqing Shangqing Taiqing