The Jing Yuanfan 景元范

The Jing Yuanfan 景元范

Paul Peng
Jing Yuanfan, whose courtesy name was Zhongmo, was a native of Juqu (now part of Jiangsu Province) in the late Southern Song Dynasty.

From his childhood, he served as an attendant to Ren Yuanfu, the 35th Grand Master (of the Maoshan Shangqing Sect).
According to Volume 12 of Records of Mount Maoshan: "During the Jiaxi era (1237-1240), he accompanied Ren Yuanfu to the imperial capital, and later was sent to establish and manage Tianqing Guan (Tianqing Taoist Temple) in Jiankang (ancient name for present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu Province)."

In the first year of the Kaiqing era (1259), he was summoned to serve as a "Gaoshi" (Virtuous Scholar, a respected title for accomplished Taoist practitioners) at Longxiang Palace. He later held the position of "Jianyi" (a Taoist administrative official) of both the Left and Right Circuits. Before long, an imperial edict was issued appointing him as the Shangqing Grand Master (leader of the Shangqing Sect).

The Empress of Emperor Lizong showed him respect by treating him as a teacher and received the esoteric scriptures and doctrines of the "Dadong Shangqing" (Great Cavern Supreme Clarity, the core tradition of the Shangqing Sect) from him.

In the twelfth lunar month of the third year of the Jingding era (1262), Jing Yuanfan passed away. He was posthumously titled "Mr. Jiayan" (meaning "the gentleman of the rocky cliff," a title reflecting his Taoist attainments).

He was the 39th Grand Master of the Shangqing Sect of Mount Maoshan.
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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