The Jiang Jingche 蒋景彻

The Jiang Jingche 蒋景彻

Paul Peng
Jiang Jingche (?-1146) was a native of Jurong in Jinling (now part of Jiangsu Province) during the early Southern Song Dynasty, and his courtesy name was Tonglao. He was the 28th Patriarch of the Shangqing School of Maoshan. At the age of eleven, he entered the Taoist school and studied under Gong Chongyin (Taoist title: Chonyin Gong).

When he heard that Yu Xiyin, a Master of the Three Grottoes (a high-ranking Taoist title), was in Qingcheng Mountain, he went to Shu (the historical name for the Sichuan Basin region) to study under Yu Xiyin. His Taoist attainments made significant progress thereafter.

During the Jianyan era (1127-1130), wars broke out and Yuanfu Palace (a Taoist temple on Maoshan) was destroyed. Taoist scriptures, registers, seals, swords, and other ritual implements were preserved thanks to Jiang Jingche. Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty praised his noble virtues and profound Taoist attainments, and granted him gold and coins to rebuild Yuanfu Palace.

Jiang Jingche passed away in the 16th year of the Shaoxing era (1146) and was posthumously awarded the title "Mr. Yuanguan".

(From Volume 12 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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