Josh Paynter is the co-abbot of Parting Clouds Daoist Temple, an international community of students of Quanzhen Longmen Daoism. He has translated the major liturgical scriptures of this sect, and centers his teachings on these established doctrines.

He has been a practitioner of Chinese medicine for over thirty years. He has also been a participant in the development of this field by participating in the accreditation of institutions and the standards of certification exams. Josh teaches in doctoral programs in the United States, specializing in the introduction of Daoist medicine.

Josh is the third generation, in his family, to study Chinese painting. He has studied with many great teachers in China and the United States, but has a special affinity to his grandmother’s lineage. His focus is the cultivational aspects of Chinese calligraphy, particularly the grassy script.