The Wu Fatong 吴法通

The Wu Fatong 吴法通

Paul Peng
Wu Fatong (825-907) was a native of Danyang in Runzhou (present-day Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province) during the late Tang Dynasty.
He was well-versed in Confucianism and gifted in literary creation. However, he failed in the imperial examination for scholars. Later, he went to Mount Mao, where Sun Zhiqing initiated him into Taoism and imparted all the Taoist scriptures and doctrines to him.

In the second year of the Qianfu era of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty (875), the emperor sent envoys to confer the Dadong Zhu (Great Cavern Talisman, a core esoteric talisman in the Shangqing School of Taoism) upon him, honored him as a "Dushi" (Initiating Master), and bestowed upon him the title "Xian Sheng Xiwei" (Master of Subtle Mystery).
He passed away in the fourth year of the Tianyou era (907) at the age of 83. The imperial court posthumously appointed him as "National Teacher of the Tang Dynasty, Master Xiwei".
He was the 17th patriarch of the Shangqing School (Supreme Purity School) of Taoism at Mount Mao.
(From Volume 11 of Mao Shan Zhi (Records of Mount Mao))
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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