The Yuan Zongshan 袁宗善
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Yuan Zongshan was a Taoist priest in Pingjiang during the Southern Song Dynasty.
According to Volume 3 of Records of Yuanmiao Taoist Temple, he once met an extraordinary person, from whom he obtained the "method of verifying manifestations" (a Taoist ritual or technique for verifying spiritual phenomena). This method proved quite effective, and he was thus bestowed with the title "Mr. Tongzhen" (Mr. Penetrating the True Dao).

Emperor Guangzong suffered from a mental illness, which Yuan Zongshan cured. In recognition of this, the emperor granted him generous rewards.
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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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