The Li Baozu 李抱祖
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Li Baozu
Li Baozu was a native of Minshan Mountain (now part of Sichuan Province) during the Southern Dynasties.
Within the Daoist community, he was known by the title "Taiqing Yougong" (Right Lord of the Great Clarity).

He encountered an extraordinary person (a Daoist adept or immortal), who imparted to him the formula for "Qingjing Fan" (Green Essence Rice—a nourishing alchemical preparation in Daoism). With this practice, he was able to achieve "bigu" (the Daoist art of abstaining from grain) and no longer relied on ordinary food for sustenance.
(Sources: Daoxue Zhuan [Biographies of Daoist Scholars]; Taiping Yulan [Imperial Encyclopedia of the Taiping Era])
About the Author
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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