The Xu Qingyang 许清阳

The Xu Qingyang 许清阳

Paul Peng
Xu Qingyang was a native of Renhe, Zhejiang during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

His courtesy name was Xiaotong, and his literary name was Qingyang.

As recorded in Jingai Xindeng (The Golden Canopy and the Lamp of the Heart), his family had been engaged in Confucian scholarship for generations. In his youth, Qingyang studied the classics required for the imperial civil service examinations. After repeatedly failing the exams, he entered the Taoist school. He went to Jingu Cave and studied under Zhou Tailang as his teacher.

Xu Qingyang had an extremely upright and pure nature. In dealing with matters and interacting with people, he adhered to sincerity and trustworthiness.

In the 26th year of the Kangxi reign (1687), he went to Mount Jingai. The following year (1688), he returned to Jingu Cave and later moved to take up residence at the Jishen Shrine in the eastern part of the city.

Later, he passed away without suffering from any illness. He was regarded as the 10th generation "Law Master" (a title for senior Taoist priests in charge of religious rituals and precepts) of the Longmen Sect (the most influential branch of Quanzhen Taoism).
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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