The Li Zonglao 李宗老

The Li Zonglao 李宗老

Paul Peng
Li Zonglao was a native of Jiangxi Province during the late Song and early Yuan dynasties, and a Taoist monk at Daguan Courtyard.

He was regarded as a virtuous and accomplished Taoist scholar (a "man of virtue" in Taoist terms) from Longhu Mountain.
In the 22nd year of the Zhiyuan reign of the Yuan Dynasty (1286), by imperial edict, he was appointed as the Chief Tidian of Taoism for Jiangdong Circuit and served as the abbot of the principal Taoist temple (referring to the core temple of Mount Longhu, likely Shangqing Palace or another major complex).

Later, he resigned from his administrative duties at the temple due to old age and passed away.

The Grand Master Zhang Liusun (a prominent Taoist leader of the Yuan Dynasty) was his disciple. In the 1st year of the Yanyou reign (1314), Li Zonglao was posthumously conferred the title of "Baoguang Zhide Changxuan Zhenren" (True Person of Preserved Radiance, Supreme Virtue, and Flourishing Mystery).

(From Annals of Mount Longhu)
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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