The Chen Xiwei 陈希微

The Chen Xiwei 陈希微

Paul Peng
Chen Xiwei was a native of Gusu (now Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province) during the Northern Song Dynasty, and his courtesy name was Yanzhen.
He originally went by the given name Boxiong. In the middle years of the Yuanyou era (1086–1094), when Boxiong fell ill, he sought out Mr. Liu and asked for "fushui" (Taoist talisman-charged water); after using it, his illness was cured immediately.

Later, his wife passed away, so he retreated to live in the mountains and became a Taoist priest. He changed his name to Xiwei and built a residence by the Liuqian Spring.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty heard of his reputation and issued repeated imperial edicts summoning him to the court, but Chen Xiwei declined to go. The emperor then issued an imperial order to name Chen's residence "Baoyuan Guan" (Baoyuan Taoist Temple) and conferred upon him the title "Master Dongwei" (Master of Penetrating the Subtle).
Chen Xiwei passed away in the middle years of the Xuanhe era (1119–1125).
(From Volume 16 of Mao Shan Zhi (Records of Maoshan Mountain))
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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