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[[File:Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple - exterior.jpg|thumb|250px|The school's main temple, the Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple in [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]].]]<br />
[[File:Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple - interior.jpg|thumb|The main shrine in the main temple]]<br />
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The '''True Buddha School''' ({{zh|t={{linktext|真佛宗}}|p=Zhēn Fó Zōng|poj=Chin-hu̍t-chong}}) is a [[Mahayana Buddhist]] sect founded in the 1970s. While predominantly focused on Buddhist teachings and practices, it also includes practices and deities from [[Taoism]]. Its headquarters are in [[Redmond, Washington]], USA, and the school has a large following in Taiwan and East Asia.{{sfnp|Ho|2015}} There are also many temples and chapters worldwide. In [[China]], the sect is reportedly on a list of banned religious organisations.{{sfnp|Yang|2018}}<br />
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In 1975 [[Lu Sheng-yen]] established Ling Xian Zong (School of Efficacious Immortals) in Taiwan and he officially changed its name to True Buddha School in 1983.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=True Buddha School Introductory Handbook|url=https://en.tbsn.org/uploads/download/2021_02_23/7950e4a1f658fe2934cf3a1d9f1c089d.pdf#page=21}}</ref> Lu's followers call him "His Holiness Living Buddha Lian Sheng." Lu has written 306 books [as of May 2025].<ref>{{Cite web|script-title=zh:真佛般若藏 |url=https://tbboyeh.org/cht#/store|access-date=2021-03-12|website=tbboyeh.org}}</ref><br />
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True Buddha School's funding relies heavily on donations, supplemented by the income from the publication from Lu's books. The money is distributed through the Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation |url=https://sylfoundation.org/ |access-date=2023-05-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> and the Lotus Light Charity Society, which has branches in Vancouver and Singapore.<br />
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==Teachings ==<br />
The True Buddha School teachings follow a specific sequence of spiritual cultivation. The first level involves 100,000 sessions of the outer practices of the four preliminaries, (known as [[Ngöndro]] in Tibetan Buddhism). These preliminaries include [[Vajrasattva]] yoga, a great repentance yoga to purify bad karma. This is followed by [[Guru Yoga]] and Personal [[Deity yoga]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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The second level contains the inner energy practices, similar to those found in Tibetan Buddhism, such as Treasure Vase Energy Yoga,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lu |first1=Sheng-yen |title=An overview of the Buddhadharma |last2=Chow |first2=Janny |date=1997 |publisher=Purple Lotus Society |isbn=978-1-881493-06-8 |edition=1st |location=San Bruno, CA}}</ref> followed by the Inner Fire practice to open the central channel.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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The third level (the "Secret Practices") is the opening of the five [[Chakra|chakras]], and the [[Heruka]] practices.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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The final level (the "Most Secret Practices") is the [[Great Perfection]] of Dzogchen.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Chapters ==<br />
The school has chapters in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Latin America. The main temple, the Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple, is located in Redmond, Washington, USA.<br />
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The majority of the school's followers are in Asia, and in North America, Australia, and Europe the majority of the students are Asian immigrants or of Asian descent.{{sfnp|Ho|2015}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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===Works cited===<br />
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* {{Cite thesis |degree=PhD |last=Ho |first=Jacqueline |date=2015-05-01 |title=Insular Buddhist Communities and Attendance Patterns: The True Buddha School and the Calgary Pai Yuin Temple's Outreach to the Wider Community |doi=10.11575/PRISM/26564 |doi-access=free |publisher=University of Calgary}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Yang |first=Fenggang |title=Atlas of Religion in China: Social and Geographical Contexts |date=2018 |publisher=Brill |others=J. E. E. Pettit |isbn=978-90-04-35885-0 |location=Leiden |oclc=1028838788}}<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
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*{{cite web |last=Casey |first=Noah |url=http://www.mrsp.mcgill.ca/reports/html/ChanHai/ |title=The True Buddha School: A Field Research Report on The Chan Hai Lei Zang Temple |website=Montreal Religious Sites Project |access-date=2025-01-18}}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Lu |first=Sheng-yen |author-link=Lu Sheng-yen |year=1995 |title=A Complete and Detailed Exposition on the True Buddha Tantric Dharma |place=San Bruno, California |publisher=Purple Lotus Society |isbn=1-881493-04-0}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* True Buddha School Official website in [http://en.tbsn.org English] and [http://www.tbsn.org Chinese]. Includes texts of practices and further information about the school.<br />
* [https://www.tbboyeh.org/eng#/index TBBoyeh] - free repository of all of Grandmaster Sheng-Yen Lu's books, in Chinese, English, Vietnamese, and Indonesian.<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLl20r-KQlapX_5fT-N3cOw/videos TBSseattle YouTube] - live broadcasts and videos of the weekly ceremonies.<br />
* [http://www.tbsseattle.org/english/ Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple Seattle] - the main temple of TBS, in Redmond, WA, USA.<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/TBSkyNews TBSky News in English] - official Facebook page for posting of teachings and articles<br />
* [https://tbs-rainbow.org/ Rainbow Temple] - venue for larger ceremonies in North Bend, WA, USA.<br />
* [https://www.truebuddhasutra.org True Buddha Sutra] Teachings on the True Buddha Sutra given by Grandmaster Sheng-Yen Lu<br />
* [https://www.vajrasutra.org The Vajra Sutra] Exposition on the Vajra Sutra given by Grandmaster Sheng-Yen Lu<br />
* [https://surangamasutra.org The Surangama Sutra] An exposition by Living Buddha Lian Sheng<br />
* [https://www.highkingsutra.org High King Avalokitesvara Sutra] Teachings on the High King Avalokitesvara Sutra given by Grandmaster Sheng-Yen Lu<br />
* [https://www.tbsn.org/world/index.html True Buddha School World Wide Chapters]<br />
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