China: Taiqing, 'The Grand Purity', third of the Three Pure Ones (Sanqing) in Daoism. Hanging scroll painting, 19th century. Daode Tianzun ('The Heavenly Lord of Dao and its Virtue') or Taiqing ('Grand Pure One'), also known as Taishan Laojun ('The Supreme Venerable Sovereign'), Daode Zhizhun ('The Universally Honoured Virtuous One') and Daojiao Zhizu ('The Taoist Ancestor'), is one of the Three Pure Ones. He is traditionall regarded as the founder of Daoism, with Laozi, the author of 'Tao Te Ching', seen as a manifestation of him.

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