The Three Pure Ones (Classical Chinese: 三清; Pinyin: Sānqīng) also translated as the Three Pure Pellucid Ones, the Three Pristine Ones, the Three Divine Teachers, the Three Clarities, or the Three Purities is the Taoist Trinity, the three highest Gods in the Taoist pantheon. They are regarded as pure manifestation of the Tao, and are regarded as the originator of all sentient beings in existence. From the Taoist classic Tao Te Ching, it was held that "The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three produced All things". It is generally agreed that: Tao produced One - Tao produced Tai Chi; One produced Two - Taiji produced Yin and Yang. However, the subject of how Two produced Three has remained a popular debate among Taoist Scholars. Most scholars believe that it refers to