The Life-Guardian Commentary

The Life-Guardian Commentary 太上太清天童护命妙经注

Paul Peng
Commentary on the Supreme One’s Wonderful Scripture of the Heavenly Boy Protecting Life from the Great Pure Realm

Compiled by Hou Shanyuan, a Taoist priest of the Jin Dynasty.

Consisting of one volume, it is included in the Commentaries Section of the Dongshen Division in the Daozang (Daoist Canon).

The Scripture of the Heavenly Boy originated in the Northern Song Dynasty. It advocates reciting scriptures and incantations, as well as using spiritual talismans to pray for divine blessings, so as to protect one’s life and nurture one’s health. After each verse of the scripture, Hou appended a four-line poem in heptasyllabic meter. These poems expound either on talismanic magic or internal alchemy, with their underlying theme roughly centered on the principle of "having both nature and destiny fully realized, and possessing complete essence, qi, and spirit".
Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

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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