The Xu Lingfu 徐灵府

The Xu Lingfu 徐灵府

Paul Peng

Xu Lingfu

Xu Lingfu, who lived in the late Tang Dynasty, was a native of Mount Tianmu in Qiantang (now part of Zhejiang Province) and went by the literary name Moxi Zi.
He lived in seclusion and practiced Daoism in the stone chamber at Hutou Rock on Yun’ai Peak of Mount Tiantai. In the fourth year of the Yuanhe era (809 CE), he traveled around Mount Quanheng and Mount Huagai. In the eleventh year of the Yuanhe era (816 CE) [Note: The original text omits the digit for the "tens place" of the year, and "the 11th... year" based on the chronological sequence and common historical records.], he annotated The True Scripture of Tongxuan in twelve volumes.

In the first year of the Huichang era (841 CE), Emperor Wuzong issued an imperial edict to summon him, but Xu Lingfu firmly declined and did not take up the call. Soon after, he passed away.


He authored five works, including Records of Mount Tiantai, Essentials of the Three Grottoes, and The Profound Mirror. His well-known disciple was Zuo Yuanze.


(Source: Lishi Zhenxian Tidao Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror of the Dao-Achieving True Immortals Through the Ages), Volume 40)
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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