The Zhang Keyong 张可用

The Zhang Keyong 张可用

Paul Peng
Zhang Keyong (? - 1172) was a native of Pingxian Township, Licheng County (now part of Shanxi Province) during the Jin Dynasty.

According to Records of Longxiang Guan (Longxiang Temple): From childhood, Zhang Keyong had a fondness for tranquility and was skilled in painting.
In his prime, his parents passed away one after another. Thus, he abandoned his wife and children, grew weary of the mundane world, and secluded himself to practice Taoism in a stone chamber on Kongtong Mountain in Yanggao Village.

During the Huangtong era, he taught Taoist doctrines at Dongbaihe Guan (East White Crane Temple) in Lucheng County. In the first year of the Dading era (1161), he constructed Longxiang Guan.

In the third year of the Dading era (1163), Emperor Shizong of the Jin Dynasty granted official names to temples and Taoist monasteries across the country. Zhang Keyong requested the name "Longxiang" (Dragon Auspiciousness) for his monastery, citing that the spring in front of the monastery often showed auspicious signs.

He passed away due to illness in the twelfth year of the Dading era (1172). His well-known disciple included Liu Yuanzheng.

Details of his life can also be found in Supplementary Records of Licheng County.
Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

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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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