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Lu Sheng-yen | |
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盧勝彥 (蓮生活佛) | |
Title | Grand Master |
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Born | (5th month, 18th day of the Lunar Calendar) | June 27, 1945
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Taiwanese American |
Spouse | Lu Li-hsiang (Lian Hsiang) |
School | True Buddha School |
Other names | Living Buddha Lian Sheng Grand Master Lu Huaguang Zizai Fo White Lotus Padmakumara |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Redmond, Washington State |
Website | TBSN |
Lu Sheng-Yen (Chinese: 盧勝彥; pinyin: Lú Shèngyàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô Sèng-gān, born 27 June 1945), commonly referred to by followers as Grand Master Lu (師尊), is a Taiwanese-born American Buddhist teacher who is the founder and spiritual leader of the True Buddha School, a new religious movement with teachings from Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism.[1] Lu is known by the sect as Living Buddha Lian Sheng (蓮生活佛, Liansheng Huófó) and is revered by his disciples as a Living Buddha.
Lu’s sect claims to have more five million followers worldwide, of whom the majority hail from Taiwan, China, Macau, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.[2] Lu Sheng-Yen holds dual American and Taiwanese citizenship, and often travels between the two countries.[citation needed]
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