The Buddha's Light International Association (), commonly known as BLIA, is a monastic and lay organization. BLIA was established by Hsing Yun in 1992. The organization is associated with

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, the largest Buddhist organization in

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. In 2003, BLIA was granted the NGO association status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and

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(DPI).

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, former chairman of the

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, is an active member and served as the BLIA's second president. The world headquarters is located on the

Hsi Lai Temple Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple () is a mountain monastery in the northern Puente Hills, Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, California. The name ''Hsi Lai'' means "coming west". Hsi Lai Temple is a branch of Fo Guang Shan, a Buddhist organiza ...

grounds in

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