The Cao Shide 曹侍德

The Cao Shide 曹侍德

Paul Peng
Cao Shide (?–1236) was a native of Xianshan in Xiangyang (now part of Hubei Province) during the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Southern Song Dynasty. His courtesy name was Guanmiao.

He embraced Taoism from a young age and resided at Wulong Guan (Five Dragons Taoist Temple) on Wudang Mountain.
Proficient in the Taoist doctrines of the Five Thunders and Yin-Yang (the fundamental dual forces in Chinese philosophy), he served as the abbot of Wulong Guan, and practitioners from all directions studied under him as their teacher. He oversaw the construction of the Baocang Dian (Treasure Repository Hall) at Wulong Guan, where Taoist scriptures and classics were collected and preserved.

Later, he took up the position of abbot at Chongxi Guan (Venerable Joy Taoist Temple) on Maoshan Mountain. After completing his term, he returned to Wudang Mountain and devoted himself to Taoist cultivation with unremitting diligence.

In the third year of the Duanping era (1236), Cao Shide encountered the chaos of war and was killed.

(From Dayue Taihe Shan Zhi [Records of Taihe Mountain, the Great Peak])
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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