玉佛寺起源於抗戰時期，當時日軍曾在此設置一座觀望台。美軍轟炸該座觀望台時，有人看見山中突然白煙瀰漫，其中浮出一朵蓮花接住飛機射出的黑色轟炸物，事後該區附近被炸得滿目瘡痍，唯獨觀望台安然無恙。宇宙彌勒皇教以弘揚南無 觀世音皇母精神為導向，將宇宙彌勒皇教總會，設置於台中觀音山玉佛寺，引領眾生繼續往修行悟道之路邁進。
本著救渡蒼生皆能成神成佛之大願，在世間負起人心洗滌、淬鍊及教導靈性智慧提升，而臻至神佛境界的重任。透過南無 十方宇宙未來佛與南無 觀世音皇母教導，開啟眾生修行的新猷，朝向慈悲智勇兼修的聖道精進！
Taichung Guanyi Mountain Yufo Temple
The headquarter of Maitreya Cosmology is located in Yufo Temple. Under the willpower to guide sentient beings to become God and Buddha (divine beings), Omniverse Future BuddhI and Namo Exalting Empress Maitreya Guanyin purify sentient beings’ spirits, temper their will and guide them to obtain wisdom, and walk toward their Buddhahood.