The Ma Daochang 马道常
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Ma Daochang (?–1666) was a native of Sichuan Province in the early Qing Dynasty.
His original surname was Shangguan; his Taoist monastic name was Daochang, and his Taoist title was Changzhu. He practiced the teachings of the Jingming (Pure Brightness) School of Taoism, which centers on the principles of purity, enlightenment, loyalty, and filial piety.

He was skilled in calligraphy, and his works were dynamic and vivid, brimming with vitality.
In the fifth year of the Kangxi reign (1666), he composed a jiji (a short Buddhist/Taoist verse expressing philosophical insights or life reflections) and then passed away.
(Source: Taishang Lingbao Jingming Zong Jiaolu [Records of the Jingming Sect of the Supreme Numinous Treasure], Volume 6)
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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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