The Shen Jingyuan 沈静圆

The Shen Jingyuan 沈静圆

Paul Peng
Shen Jingyuan (?–1465) was a native of Jurong in the Jiangnan region during the Ming Dynasty.

His ancestral home was Taiyuan. His courtesy name was Zaisheng, and his original given name was Xu; in his later years, he adopted the literary name Dunkongshi.

He lost both parents in his childhood. When he was escorting their coffins back to Shanxi for burial, he encountered Zhang Jinging, a Taoist priest from Tiantaishan Mountain. After hearing Zhang’s pivotal advice, he harbored the aspiration to renounce secular life and pursue Taoism.

As recorded in Jingai Xindeng (The Golden Canopy and the Lamp of the Heart), he traveled to Qingcheng Mountain in the 13th year of the Zhengtong reign (1448), where he met Zhang Jinging again. He became Zhang’s disciple, and was renamed "Jingyuan". In the 2nd year of the Jingtai reign (1451), he traveled south to Tiantaishan Mountain and resided in the Tongbai Mountains.

In the 3rd year of the Tianshun reign (1459), he went to Jinging Mountain and lived in Shuyin Tower. His reputation as a Taoist master grew day by day, and more and more people came to study under him.

In the spring of the 1st year of the Chenghua reign (1465), he met Wei Zhending from Huating at Yuxi. He then took Wei to Nangong, and imparted to him the core tenets and fundamental lineage of Taoism. Soon after, he passed away.

He was recognized as the fifth-generation "Grand Master" of the Longmen School of Taoism.
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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