My Grand Master Sheng-Yan Lu
My Grand Master Sheng-Yen Lu, the founder of True Buddha School was born on the eighteenth of the fifth Lunar month, 1945, in the county of Chiayi at Taiwan. He now resides in the Seattle area of the United States. His religious background includes Christianity, Taoism, Sutrayana and Tantric Buddhism. Master Lu keeps a disciplined schedule throughout the day and has been practicing yoga and meditation everyday for over thirty five years. He has already reached the stage in which any yoga he engages in manifests a response. His inner world encompasses the Buddhist Tripitaka as well as the knowledge of the Supreme Consciousness of the Universe. Having achieved Enlightenment, Master Lu is revered by his students as a Living Buddha, Lian-shen. To date, the number of students all over the world who have taken refuge in Master Lu has reached over five million. There are also more than three hundred local chapters of the True Buddha School, including 35 major temples. Master Sheng-Yen Lu is also a prolific writer with over two hundred twenty Chinese books already in print.
How to take Refuge in Living Buddha Lian-sheng
There are two ways of taking refuge in Living Buddha Lian-sheng
1. In writing
At 7:00 a.m.(your local time) of either the first or fifteenth of a lunar month, face the direction of the rising sun. With palms joined, reverently recite the Fourfold Refuge Mantra three times: “Namo Guru Bei, Namo Boddha ye, Namo Dharma ye, namo Sangha ye” and prostrate three times.
Send a letter to the True Buddha Foundation to request a refuge empowerment. State your name, address, age, and enclose a voluntary offering. Upon receiving your letter, the True Buddha Foundation will send a certificate, a picture of Living Buddha Lian-sheng, and a note stating the level of practice you should start with. The address of the True Buddha Foundation is:
True Buddha Foundation
17102 NE 40th Ct
Redmond, WA 98052
USA
Tel: 425-885-7573
Fax: 425-883-2173
2. In person
You may obtain refuge empowerment personally from Grand Master Lu or True Buddha Master by visiting a True Buddha temple/local chapter or by attending a True Buddha ceremony.
How to take Refuge in Living Buddha Lian-sheng
There are two ways of taking refuge in Living Buddha Lian-sheng
1. In writing
At 7:00 a.m.(your local time) of either the first or fifteenth of a lunar month, face the direction of the rising sun. With palms joined, reverently recite the Fourfold Refuge Mantra three times: “Namo Guru Bei, Namo Boddha ye, Namo Dharma ye, namo Sangha ye” and prostrate three times.
Send a letter to the True Buddha Foundation to request a refuge empowerment. State your name, address, age, and enclose a voluntary offering. Upon receiving your letter, the True Buddha Foundation will send a certificate, a picture of Living Buddha Lian-sheng, and a note stating the level of practice you should start with. The address of the True Buddha Foundation is:
True Buddha Foundation
17102 NE 40th Ct
Redmond, WA 98052
USA
Tel: 425-885-7573
Fax: 425-883-2173
2. In person
You may obtain refuge empowerment personally from Grand Master Lu or True Buddha Master by visiting a True Buddha temple/local chapter or by attending a True Buddha ceremony.
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