The Buddha's Light International Association (Chinese: 國際佛光會; pinyin: Guójì fóguāng huì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kok-chè Hu̍t-kong ē), commonly known as BLIA, is a lay Buddhist organization. BLIA was established by Hsing Yun in 1992. The organization is associated with Fo Guang Shan, the largest Buddhist organization in Taiwan.
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In 2003, BLIA was granted the NGO association status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and Department of Public Information (DPI).
Wu Po-hsiung, former chairman of the Kuomintang, is an active member and served as the BLIA's second president.[citation needed]
The world headquarters is located on the Hsi Lai Temple grounds in Hacienda Heights, California.