《高上玉皇本行集經》Vol. 5

This scripture recounts the cultivation journey of the supreme Jade Emperor (Yu Huang Shangdi), the highest deity in Daoism. The opening hymn depicts the state of attaining immortality through Daoist practice: the fundamental "Great Dao" (Da Dao) is profoundly mysterious and ethereal, yet sincere cultivation allows one to unite with it. Through dedicated practice, one can undergo complete spiritual transformation to become a true transcendent, ultimately achieving an indestructible diamond-like body.

Those who attain accomplishment through cultivation can transcend the sufferings of the Three Realms (the realms of desire, form, and formlessness) and deliver beings from the Five Torments of hell (birth, aging, sickness, death, separation from loved ones, encountering the hateful, unfulfilled desires, and the afflictions of the five aggregates). All who take refuge in this supreme scripture and devoutly kneel in worship will receive salvation.

The text concludes with the sacred title "Great Sage Jade Emperor, Great Heavenly Worthy Who Absolves Sins" (Da Sheng Yu Huang She Zui Da Tian Zun), which devotees should reverently chant three times while performing the triple kneeling prostration (a common form of Daoist ritual veneration). This embodies the profound reverence for the Jade Emperor's supreme divinity and the faith in his power to pardon sins and deliver all beings.