The Weng Taiyi 翁太宜

The Weng Taiyi 翁太宜

Paul Peng
Weng Taiyi (1628–1698) was a native of Tiaoxi, Zhejiang Province, during the early Qing Dynasty.

His Taoist titles were Chaoyang and Woyun. From a young age, he was erudite; as he grew older, he indulged in a life of tranquility and purity (a core pursuit in Taoism).

He was skilled in caoshu (cursive script) and lishu (official script, two major styles of Chinese calligraphy), and proficient in composing poetry and fu (a literary form combining prose and verse, often descriptive and lyrical).

From his youth to adulthood, he did not seek fame or recognition. He once studied at Chaoyang An (Chaoyang Hermitage) on Jingshan Mountain (Golden Canopy Mountain), and his devotion to Taoist teachings was particularly sincere. In his prime, he lived in poverty. At the age of fifty, upon hearing of the reputation of Lü Yunyin, a Taoist Lvshi (Precept Master), he became Lü’s disciple and received the Three Major Precepts (the core precept system of Taoism, including Chuzhen Precepts, Zhongji Precepts, and Tianxian Precepts).

At the age of sixty, he went to Jiashan, where he presided over the lecture platform at Changchun Gong (Eternal Spring Taoist Palace). A large number of people came to study poetry, calligraphy, and literary writing under him.

He had a close friendship with Tao Shian, and thus frequently traveled to and from Jingshan Mountain.

In the third month of the 37th year of the Kangxi reign (1698), he passed away at the age of seventy-one. His works, such as Taoyuan Fu (Rhapsody on the Peach Blossom Spring), Xuexi Fu (Rhapsody on the Snowy Stream), and Chunxue Fu (Rhapsody on the Spring Snow), were circulated and preserved for later generations.

(Source: Jingai Xindeng [The Golden Canopy Lamp of the Heart])
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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