The Buddha's Light International Association (), commonly known as BLIA, is a lay Buddhist 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

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(ECOSOC) and

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(DPI). Wu Po-hsiung, 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

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grounds in

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