The Zhang Tongxuan 张通玄

The Zhang Tongxuan 张通玄

Paul Peng
Zhang Tongxuan, the 11th Heavenly Master of the Zhengyi School (a major school of Taoism), styled himself Zhongda. He was the eldest son of Zhang Zixiang.
He was a man of few words and devoted himself to quiet practice of Taoist talismans and the Daoist magical arts. When a plague was prevalent at that time, Zhongda placed a talisman in the water. All those who drew and drank the purified water did not contract the plague, and those who had already fallen ill were also cured. As a result, people seeking talismans flocked to the gate of his Taoist temple.

He passed away at the age of 97. In the 13th year of the Zhizheng era of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty (1353), he was posthumously conferred the title of "Shangqing Xuanying Chonghe True Lord".


(From Han Tianshi Shijia (Genealogy of the Heavenly Masters of the Han Dynasty))
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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