The Bao Zhizhen 鲍志真
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Bao Zhizhen (? - 1251) was a native of Lishui (now part of Jiangsu Province) during the Southern Song Dynasty.
His courtesy name was Chunfu. He entered Maoshan Mountain to receive Taoist ordination and obtained the Jingzhen Sword of Nanyue. In the third year of the Chunyou era (1243), he submitted a memorial to the emperor to resign from his official post. Later, he resided in Peizhen Guan (Peizhen Abbey) and recited the Taiqiu Yin Shu (Esoteric Book of Taiqiu) every day.

In the fourth month of the eleventh year of the Chunyou era (1251), he passed away and was posthumously awarded the title "Mr. Mingwei" (Mr. Bright and Subtle). He was the 36th patriarch of the Shangqing School of Maoshan Taoism.
(Source: Mao Shan Zhi (Records of Maoshan Mountain), Volume 10)
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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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