The Fan Taifu 樊太复

The Fan Taifu 樊太复

Paul Peng
Fan Taifu (?–1744) was a native of Changzhou (now part of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province) in the early Qing Dynasty.

As recorded in The Golden Lid and the Lamp of the Heart (a key text on the lineage of the Quanzhen School of Taoism), his courtesy name was Chuyang. At the age of 57, he became a Taoist Priest: he studied under Taoist Preceptor Lü Yunyin and received the Initial Perfection Precepts (the foundational precepts in Taoist ordination).

Fan Taifu was deeply dedicated to Taoist cultivation, and he was held in high esteem by both those within and outside the Taoist community.

The following year, he advanced to receive the Middle Ultimate Precepts (a higher-tier set of Taoist precepts).

Before long, he was further bestowed with the Heavenly Immortal Precepts (the top-ranking precepts in traditional Taoist ordination).

Subsequently, he resided at Biyan (a Taoist site in Huzhou) for 13 years. In the 37th year of the Kangxi reign (1698), he went to Jingen Mountain and took up residence at Yunchao Hermitage on Meihua Island.

In the 38th year of the Kangxi reign (1699), he returned to Suzhou. Niu Tai’an, the abbot of Qingyang Palace in Bashu (an ancient name referring to the modern Sichuan-Chongqing region), admired Fan Taifu’s reputation. He traveled to Guanshan and became Fan’s disciple.

Later, Fan Taifu transmitted Taoist precepts in the regions of Chu (roughly covering present-day Hubei and Hunan provinces) and Bashu, attracting a huge number of followers.

He passed away in the first lunar month of the 9th year of the Qianlong reign (1744).
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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