Dechan Jueren

Dechan Jueren also known as Master Yu Tianjian :Born 1951 Chaoyang, Liaoning Province China
Early life and education
Childhood
Dechan Jueren was crowned the MahaVairocana Dharma King, the 49th Lineage Holder of the Esoteric School, and in 2008 On August 15, the 105-year old Grandmaster Fozhi, the abbot of Yingtian Monastery in Chengdu, Sichuan, passed on the Dharma Lineage Holder-ship of the Linji School of Chan/Zen Buddhism to Dechan Jueren.
Dechan Jueren is now the 47th Dharma Lineage Holder of the Linji Chan/Zen Buddhism,and the only Living Buddhist Master to hold two major lineages
Dechan Jueren attended the United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders. He was appointed as a Special Advisor of the World Council of Religious Leaders in 2007.
Awards
Dechan Jueren visited Los Angeles for the first time to attend the International Association of Integrated Medicine at the University of Southern California on July 26, 1998. His thesis on calcium enrichment through meditation practice won the golden award.
Seat
On April 1, 1999, Dari Rulai Temple in Los Angeles USA was founded as the seat of MahaVairocana Dharma King.

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