The Xue Tingfeng 薛廷风

The Xue Tingfeng 薛廷风

Paul Peng

Xue Tingfeng (1295-1388)

Xue Tingfeng was a figure of the Yuan Dynasty.

His courtesy names were Chaoyang and Fengming, and his Taoist honorific title was "Zhenren Tiaoxuan" (True Person of Regulating the Mysterious).
He studied under Wu Quanjie, the Great Master of Xuanjiao (Mysterious Teaching) at Longhu Mountain. In the 3rd year of the Zhiyuan era (1337), he was granted the title of "Zhenren" (True Person) and served as the abbot of Sisheng Yanxiang Temple in Hangzhou.

In the 4th year of the Zhiyuan era (1338), he took charge of three temples—Qianyuan Temple, Xuanmiao Temple, and Ningxi Temple—and concurrently oversaw Taoist affairs in Zhenjiang. In the 5th year of the Zhizheng era (1345), he was specially conferred the additional title of "Great Zhenren of Profound Mystery, Calm Tranquility, Venerating Teaching, and Expanding the Dao" (Dongxuan Chongjing Chongjiao Guangdao Dazhenren). He was also appointed to manage Taoist affairs of all temples in Hangzhou Circuit and serve as the abbot of the Grand Kaiyuan Palace.
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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