The Fang Qingfu 方清复

The Fang Qingfu 方清复

Paul Peng
Fang Qingfu (1649—1736) was a native of Xiuning, Anhui Province, in the early Qing Dynasty, and his Taoist title was Ningyangzi.

According to Jinge Xindeng (The Lamp of the Heart at Jinge Mountain): He was born into an elite family. As a child, he was intelligent and perceptive; when he grew up, he aspired to join the Taoist community (Xuanmen, the "Profound Gate," a term for Taoism).

He enjoyed reading the I Ching (Book of Changes) and never ceased his studies regardless of heat or cold. In his prime, he traveled to Zhejiang Province, where he served as an assistant in the provincial governor’s office (Fushu). Meanwhile, he sought the supreme Taoist doctrine (Zhidao) from Zhou Mingyang. Zhou Mingyang then gave him his current name "Qingfu" and conferred the Great Precepts (a set of core, authoritative precepts in Taoism) upon him.

Thirteen years later, after completing the funeral rituals for his family members (to fulfill his filial duties), Fang Qingfu put on Taoist robes, abandoned his secular family, and set out as a wandering Taoist. Later, he arrived at Helin Taoist Abbey of Jingu Cave. He treated his Taoist master like a father and his Taoist friends like brothers. He was kind and always willing to help others, so all members of the Taoist community were happy to associate with him.

He contributed greatly to the revival and prosperity of Helin Taoist Abbey.

Fang Qingfu passed away in the first year of the Qianlong reign (1736) at the age of 87. He was a Vinaya Master of the 10th generation of the Longmen School (a major branch of Quanzhen Taoism).
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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