The Xia Yanwen 夏彦文

The Xia Yanwen 夏彦文

Paul Peng
Xia Yanwen was a native of Jincheng during the Yuan Dynasty, which is now Chengdu City, Sichuan Province.

He studied under Chen Zhixu as a disciple, and Chen imparted to him the essential doctrines of the "Internal and External Elixir Studies" (a core system of Taoist alchemy—"Internal Elixir" focuses on cultivating vital energy within the human body, while "External Elixir" historically refers to refining minerals and herbs to create elixirs). Xia Yanwen was also conferred the literary name (hao) "Deyangzi".
In addition, he was proficient in medicine, divination, and physiognomy (the art of judging character or predicting fortune from facial features), and his skills in these fields were highly effective and accurate.

(From Xu Wenxian Tongkao / Continuation of the Comprehensive Examination of Literature and History)
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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