The Liu Daozhen 刘道真
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Liu Daozhen was the Successor Master of the Taiyi School of Taoism during the Yuan Dynasty.
He was in charge of grand sacrificial rituals, and these rituals were believed to have manifested spiritual efficacy. Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty (Kublai Khan) repeatedly issued edicts summoning Liu Daozhen to inquire about the rituals dedicated to Taiyi (the Supreme Unity, a key cosmic deity in Taoism).

In the third year of the Dade era (1299), he was bestowed the title of "Yandao Miaoying Xuanyi Zhenren" (True Person of Profound Unity, who Expounds the Dao and Responds Miraculously).
(From The History of the Yuan Dynasty · Biographies of Buddhist and Taoist Masters)
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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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