Lu Sheng-yen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetLu Sheng-yen
American Buddhist writer
Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1945
Place of Birth: Chiayi County, Taiwan Province
Profession: writer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Lu Sheng-yen
- Lu Sheng-Yen (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Lú Shèngyà n; Pe?h-oe-ji: Lô Sèng-gan, born 27 June 1945), commonly referred to by followers as Grand Master Lu (??) is the founder and spiritual leader of the True Buddha School, a New religious movement with teachings taken from Buddhism, as well as Taoism.
- Lu is known by the sect as Living Buddha Lian Sheng (????, Liansheng Huófó) and is revered by his disciples as a Living Buddha.Lu Sheng-Yen's sect claims five million followers worldwide, the majority of whom hails from Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
- There are more than four hundred local chapters of the True Buddha School over the world.
- He holds dual American and Taiwanese citizenship, and often travels between the two countries. Lu Sheng-Yen is married with Lian Hsiang, who is also a vajra master, and is referred as Grand Madam Lu in Chinese.
- Prior to becoming a monk, the couple already had two children.
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