The Thunder Patriarch (雷祖, Leizu), formally known as Jiutian Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Tianzun (九天应元雷声普化天尊), is the supreme deity of the Taoist Thunder Department (Lei Bu) and the highest authority governing divine thunder. Often referred to simply as Leisheng Tianzun or Thunder Ancestor, he embodies heavenly justice, cosmic discipline, and universal salvation. In Taoist belief, thunder […]
The Nine Directorates and Three Ministries form the core administrative structure of the Taoist Thunder Department. Under the authority of the Nine Heaven Yingyuan Leisheng Puhua Tianzun, this system governs thunder laws, divine punishment, celestial administration, and the operation of thunder rituals. Similar to the imperial bureaucracy of ancient China（Three Departments and Six Ministries System）, […]
