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Beautiful Life Television
Beautiful Life Television (BLTV), known as Buddha's Light Television from 1997 to 2002, is a non-profit, faith-based television station in Taiwan owned by the Fo Guang Shan Dharma TV Foundation and founded by the Buddhist master Hsing Yun in 1997. It is one of several Buddhist-based TV channels in Taiwan, the others being Da Ai Television Da Ai Television (Chinese 大愛電視, ''dà ài diànshì'') is a TV channel founded in 1998. It's operated by a Buddhist charity organisation Tzu Chi. The channel produces most of its programs by itself, and the programming doesn't include pol ..., Hwazan Television, Buddha Compassion Television, Life Television and Universal Culture Television. References 1997 establishments in Taiwan Television stations in Taiwan Chinese-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1997 Companies based in Taipei Mass media in Taipei Buddhist television Buddhist media in Taiwan {{taiwan-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fo Guang Shan
Fo Guang Shan (FGS) () is an international Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist organization and monastic order based in Taiwan that practices Humanistic Buddhism. The headquarters, Fo Guang Shan Monastery is located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, and is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan. The organization is also one of the largest charity organizations in Taiwan. The organization's counterpart for laypeople is known as the Buddha's Light International Association. Founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun, the order promotes Humanistic Buddhism and is known for its efforts in the modernization of Chinese Buddhism. The order is famous for its use of technology and its temples are often furnished with the latest equipment. Hsing Yun's stated position for Fo Guang Shan is that it is an "amalgam of all Eight Schools of Chinese Buddhism" (). The Fo Guang Shan order has an associated college, Fo Guang University, which offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in both Buddhist Studies and secula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
