- 元始上真众仙记 yuánshǐshàngzhēnzhòngxiānjì Records of the Assembly of Transcendent ImmortalsAn important Daoist alchemical text and cosmogony, also known as the Book of the Pillow, attributed to Ge Hong
- 元始天尊 yuánshǐtiānzūn Celestial Worthy of Primordial BeginningThe highest deity in Daoism and the first of the Three Pure Ones; he represents the creative power of the Dao and is typically depicted holding a pearl. Also known as [[元始天王|元始天王|yuan2 shi3 tian1 wang2]] or [[玉清大帝|玉清大帝|yu4 qing1 da4 di4]].
- 元始天王 yuánshǐtiānwáng Celestial King of Primordial Beginninga high deity in the Daoist pantheon representing the creative power of the Dao, often depicted holding a pearl