The Purple Thearch Refinement Rites

The Purple Thearch Refinement Rites 紫皇炼度玄科

Paul Peng

The Purple Thearch Refinement Rites FULL NAME IS

The Mysterious Rites of the Purple Sovereign for Refining and Delivering Souls

Author unknown.
It is believed to date from the Ming Dynasty.

Consisting of one scroll, it is included in the Supplementary Daozang.

This text records the ritual procedures for refining and delivering departed souls. The rituals include burning talisman charts, beating ritual drums, reciting divine incantations, invoking deities, presenting memorials to heaven, the chief Taoist priest reading aloud prayers and benedictions, lighting and offering incense, all Taoist priests chanting in unison, and issuing spirit-conducting certificates.

The deity invoked in the ritual is the Purple Sovereign Supreme Mysterious Heavenly Lord, hence the title The Mysterious Rites of the Purple Sovereign for Refining and Delivering Souls.
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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