The Shangqing Supreme Turtle Mountain Mysterious Record 上清高上龟山玄箓

The Shangqing Supreme Turtle Mountain Mysterious Record 上清高上龟山玄箓

Paul Peng

The Shangqing Supreme Turtle Mountain Mysterious Record

The Shangqing Supreme Turtle Mountain Mysterious Record (Shangqing Gaoshang Guishan Xuanlu) is an early classic of the Shangqing School, presumably compiled during the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420–589 CE).

It consists of one scroll and is included in the Zhengyi (Orthodox Unity) Section of the Daozang (Taoist Canon).

This text contains several types of true scripts and talismans, and discusses methods of inscribing talismans to subdue demons. Its content and wording are largely identical to the second scroll of The Shangqing Primordial Transformation Precious Truth Upper Scripture: The Nine Spirits’ Supreme Marvel Turtle Mountain Mysterious Record, with only slight differences in the true scripts and talisman diagrams.

It is presumably a different version of the same classic. See the entry for the aforementioned text for further reference.
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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