The Fang Zhiqi 房志起

The Fang Zhiqi 房志起

Paul Peng
Fang Zhiqi was a native of Changyi County in Weizhou (now part of Shandong Province) during the Jin and Yuan dynasties, and his Taoist title was Chongxuzi.

According to The Stele of Ziji Palace in Weizhou, Zhiqi studied Confucianism from childhood. In his youth, he had an unusual dream in which he encountered immortals; thus, he turned to Taoism and went to pay his respects to Qiu Changchun (Qiu Chuji) by the sea. Qiu Changchun appointed him to preside over Qingzhen Taoist Temple in Mafang.
Zhiqi was known for his pure and upright conduct—he appeared simple and unadorned on the outside, yet was sharp and astute on the inside—and he had a thorough understanding of ancient and contemporary seal scripts (including zhuanzhou, a style of ancient Chinese calligraphy used in seals and bronze inscriptions). In the 14th year of the Yuan Taizong’s reign (1242), he took charge of Xuandu Palace in Liaocheng.

Shortly afterward, Zhao Shi, a native of Jichang in Weizhou, presented a vacant plot of land in Chongdao Lane (a district in Weizhou) to Zhiqi, which was used to build Xuanlan Annex (a secondary Taoist retreat). Zhiqi then led his disciples Meng Zhixuan and Zhao Zhipu in founding Ziji Palace; however, he passed away due to illness before the palace’s completion.

In the 15th year of the Yuan Zhiyuan’s reign (1278), he was posthumously granted the imperial Taoist title "Zhenren Hongzhen Tijing" (the Immortal of Vast Truth and Embodied Tranquility).
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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