The Bao Shuyang 鲍叔阳

The Bao Shuyang 鲍叔阳

Paul Peng

Bao Shuyang was a native of Guangning (present-day Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province) during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty.

According to the records in Volume Twelve of The Comprehensive Mirror of True Immortals Through the Ages Who Embodied Taoism, he was fond of health-preserving techniques from his youth.

He practiced the method of taking cinnamon powder as an elixir and, together with Sima Jizhu, studied under Xiling Zidu of Mount Weiyu. Later, he attained Taoism and ascended to immortality.

Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

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Paul Peng

Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is one of the curators of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.

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