The Jiang Rihe 蒋日和
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Jiang Rihe was a native of Jiangning during the Ming Dynasty.
He became a Taoist monk at an early age. He first studied under Tiantiangong (Heavenly Court Palace) Taoist Priest Xie Wuwei, who held the title of Tidian (a senior Taoist administrative position), and later became a disciple of the revered Taoist master Liu Yuanran.

As recorded in The Record of the Construction and Development of Zhenqing Temple, Jiang Rihe traveled to Yunnan and served as the abbot of Kunming Zhenqing Temple.
Over six years, the temple saw a flourishing of incense offerings (indicating widespread devotion) and the prosperous development of Taoist practices.
In the first year of the Hongxi reign of the Ming Renzong Emperor (1425), he was granted the title of "Mingzhen Xiandao Hongjiao Fashi" (the Dharma Master of Bright Truth, Manifested Dao, and Vast Teaching).
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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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