The Taiqing Section 太清部

The Taiqing Section 太清部

Paul Peng

Taiqing Section

It is the third section of the Four Assistants in the classification system of Taoist scriptures, serving as a supplement to the Dongshen (Grotto of Spirits) Section.

According to Volume 6 of Yunji Qiqian (Seven Tablets in a Cloudy Satchel), the Taiqing Section takes Taiyi (the Supreme Unity) as its core tenet, and "its content mainly focuses on the essentials of golden elixir alchemy and also records the rituals of apocryphal and astronomical observations".

Taoist Doctrine Essentials holds the same view.

The existing version of the Daozang (Taoist Canon) collects more works of Laozi, Zhuangzi and other Taoist philosophers but fewer books on alchemy, which is inconsistent with the above statement.
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 the curator 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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