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The '''True Buddha School'''  ({{zh|t={{linktext|真佛宗}}|p=Zhēn Fó Zōng|poj=Chin-hu̍t-chong}}) is a ([[Vajrayana]] oriented) [[Buddhist]] sect founded in the 1970s. While predominantly focused on Tantric 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.<ref name=":2" /> There are also many temples and chapters worldwide. In [[China]], the sect is reportedly on a list of banned religious organisations.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yang |first=Fenggang |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/1028838788 |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}}</ref>

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 294 books [as of May 2023].<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>

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.
[[File:Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple - exterior.jpg|thumb|250x250px|The school's main temple, the Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple in [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond]].]]
[[File:Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple - interior.jpg|thumb|250x250px|The main shrine in the main temple.]]

== Chapters ==
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.

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.<ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
*Casey, Noah. ''[http://www.mrsp.mcgill.ca/reports/html/ChanHai/ The True Buddha School: A Field Research Report on The Chan Hai Lei Zang Temple]''. [http://www.mrsp.mcgill.ca/ Montreal Religious Sites Project].
* Lu, Master Sheng-yen (1995). ''A Complete and Detailed Exposition on the True Buddha Tantric Dharma''. San Bruno, CA: Purple Lotus Society. {{ISBN|1-881493-04-0}}

==External links==
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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.
* [https://www.tbboyeh.org/eng#/index TBBoyeh] - free repository of all of Grandmaster Sheng-Yen Lu's books, in Chinese, English, Vietnamese, and Indonesian.
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLl20r-KQlapX_5fT-N3cOw/videos TBSseattle YouTube] - live broadcasts and videos of the weekly ceremonies.
* [http://www.tbsseattle.org/english/ Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple Seattle] - the main temple of TBS, in Redmond, WA, USA.
* [https://www.facebook.com/TBSkyNews TBSky News in English] - official Facebook page for posting of teachings and articles
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/tbsenglish True Buddha Dharma Discussion] - Facebook discussion group
* [https://tbs-rainbow.org/ Rainbow Temple] - venue for larger ceremonies in North Bend, WA, USA.
* [https://www.truebuddhasutra.org True Buddha Sutra] Teachings on the True Buddha Sutra given by Grandmaster Sheng-Yen Lu
* [https://www.vajrasutra.org The Vajra Sutra] Exposition on the Vajra Sutra given by Grandmaster Sheng-Yen Lu
* [https://www.highkingsutra.org High King Avalokitesvara Sutra] Teachings on the High King Avalokitesvara Sutra given by Grandmaster Sheng-Yen Lu
* [https://www.tbsn.org/world/index.html True Buddha School World Wide Chapters]

[[Category:Buddhist new religious movements]]
[[Category:Buddhist organizations]]
[[Category:Redmond, Washington]]
[[Category:Taoism]]
[[Category:Schools of Buddhism founded in Taiwan]]
[[Category:Vajrayana]]