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How to take refuge in Living Buddha Lian-sheng
There are two ways of taking refuge in Living Buddha Lian-sheng:
At 7:00 a.m. (your local time) of either first or fifteenth of every lunar month, face the direction of the rising sun. With palms joined, reverently recite the Fourfold Refuge Mantra three times: "Namo Guru bei, Namo Buddha ye, Namo Dharma ye, Namo Sangha ye" and prostrate three times.
Send a letter to the True Buddha Foundation request a refuge empowerment. State your name, address, age, and enclose a voluntary offering. Upon receiving the letter, the True Buddha Foundation will send a certificate, a picture of the Living Buddha Lian-Sheng, and a note stating the level of practice you should start with. The address of the True Buddha Foundation is:
True Buddha Foundation
17110 NE 40th Ct.
Redmond, WA 98052, USA
Tel: (425) 885-7573
Fax: (425) 883-2173
Living Buddha Lian-sheng Sheng-Yen Lu
17102 NE 40th CT.
Redmond, WA 98052-5479
U.S.A.
True Buddha Foundation
17110 NE 40th CT.
Redmond, WA 98052-5479
U.S.A.
Tel: (425) 885-7573
Fax: (425) 883-2173
Ling Shen Ching Tze Temple
17012 NE 40th CT.
Redmond, WA 98052-5491
U.S.A.
Tel: (425) 882-0916
Fax: (425) 883-7360
No-reply email address for blessing request only：tbsblessing@gmail.com
To avoid redundancy, if one has forwarded a request by email prior to mailing a request letter or donation by regular mail, please note the date of the emailed request in the letter posted by regular mail.
Links for taking refuge:
https://truebuddhaschool.org/formrefuge?lg=en
* Note: The above online services are made temporarily available only for the duration of the pandemic, as postal services may not be able to operate normally during this time. When postal services resume and are in full operation, TBF's service would return to its original method of correspondence via mail.
