GRAND MASTER LU - LIVING BUDDHA LIAN-SHENG

Living Buddha Lian-Sheng Sheng-yen Lu is a prominent religious figure, well known and respected throughout SouthEast Asia. As of 2001, over 4 million people have taken refuge in his True Buddha School. With over 300 temples worldwide, the True Buddha School is recognized as one of the major influence in Buddhism today.

Living Buddha Lian-Sheng Sheng-Yen Lu was born in 1945 in Taiwan. In 1982, he settled in the United States to promote and preach Buddhist philosophies to the West. He has since built a Grand Buddhist temple, the Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple, in Redmond Washington and a large retreat center in the Cascade Mountain. Currently Living Buddha Lian-Sheng is residing in Tahiti.

Originally a Christian, Living Buddha Lian-Sheng was twenty-six years old when a profound mystical experience led him to the study of Taoism, Sutrayana, and Tantric Buddhism. After intense training and practice over the period of fourteen years, he became a Master of exceptional accomplishment in these disciplines and achieved Perfect Enlightenment.

By practicing the True Buddha Tantric Dharma, as taught by the Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, one can realize Awakening and Liberation in this present life.
Living Buddha Lian-Sheng is also a prolific writer, having published over 158 books in Chinese on a variety of topics including Tantric Buddhism, Geomancy, Zen Buddhism, and Taoism. Many of these books are now being translated into English.

 

Dharma Talk

The Importance of the Four Preliminaries The Nine Levels of Attainment of the True Buddha Tantric Dharma The Phenomena and Signs of Attaining Response One Mantra, One Practice and One Deity Ways of Reciting Mantras A Look at Verification

2012 Activities Table

Date	Day	Time	Activity	Chinese Date
22 Jan	Sunday	10pm 11pm	Say goodbye to 2011 annual planet guardian buddha Welcome 2012 annual planet guardian buddha	30 Dec
23 Jan	Monday	11am	Great offering. Recite True Buddha Bible	1 Jan
5 Feb	Sunday	11am	Great offering. Recite True Buddha Bible	15 Jan
26 Feb	Sunday	11am	Living Buddha Ordination Day	10 Feb
11 Mar	Sunday	11am	Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Birthday Avalokitesvara Repentance ceremony	19 Feb
1 Apr	Sunday	11am	Maha Cundi Mother-of-Buddha Birthday	15 Mar
22 Apr	Sunday	11am	Bath Buddha Festival	8 Apr
1 Jul	Sunday	11am	Living Buddha Birthday, True Buddha Repentance Ceremony	18 May
5 Aug	Sunday	11am	Avalokitesvara’s Enlightenment Day Avalokitesvara Repentance ceremony	19 Jun
26 Aug	Sunday	11am	Guru Padmasambhava Birthday	10 Jul
2 Sep	Sunday	11am	Golden Mother of the Jade Pond Birthday	18 Jul
9 Sep	Sunday	11am	Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Birthday	30 Jul
16 Sep	Sunday	11am	Yellow Jambhala Birthday	4 Aug
28 Oct	Sunday	11am	Avalokitesvara’s Ordination Day	19 Sep
13 Nov	Sunday	11am	Medicine Buddha Birthday	30 Sep
23 Dec	Sunday	11am	Amitabha Buddha Birthday	14 Nov

Please register at Yen Ming Temple for lights, and annual planet guardian buddha installation.

1. Daily opening hours: 10am to 6pm
2. 11am every Sunday Living Buddha Practice; 12:30pm free lunch.
3. Great offerings at 11am every 1st and 15th of each Chinese month calendar.
4. Other ceremonies such as Let go live stock and Repentance ceremonies will be held every now and then.

Everyone is welcome to visit Yen Ming Temple and attend all ceremonies. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding our activies.

Yen Ming Tang Buddhist Meditation Centre Address:
67 Sydney Street, Albion, Victoria, Australia, Post code: 3020
Tel: 61-3-93118149
Fax: 61-3-93118218
Mel Way: 26 F10