The Wei Shanjun 韦善俊

The Wei Shanjun 韦善俊

Paul Peng

Wei Shanjun

Wei Shanjun was a native of Gong County (present-day Gong County, Henan Province) in the early Tang Dynasty. His ancestral home was Jingzhao (present-day Xi'an City). Since his grandfather once served as the magistrate of Gong County, his family registered their residence there, making him a native of Gong County.
As recorded in Volume 36 of Comprehensive Mirror of True Immortals Through the Ages Who Embodied the Dao, at the age of thirteen, Wei Shanjun began to study and recite Dao De Jing, Scripture of Delivering People (Du Ren Jing), Scripture of Ascension to the West (Xi Sheng Jing), and Scripture of Ascension to Mystery (Sheng Xuan Jing). He was well-versed in the doctrines of Laozi and Zhuangzi, so he later maintained a long-term vegetarian diet and held a sincere aspiration for the Taoist school.

When he grew up, he went to Songyang Taoist Temple, where he studied under Huang Yuanze, became a Taoist monk, and received and practiced Taoist doctrines and rituals.


Later, he further studied esoteric teachings under Han Yuanzui at Dongyuan Taoist Temple in Linru. From then on, his mastery of Taoist doctrines became exquisite and profound. Wei Shanjun passed away during the Changshou era (692–694) of Empress Wu Zetian, at the age of ninety-nine.
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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