The BLIA emblem. The Buddha's Light International Association  (Chinese : 國際佛光會 ; pinyin : Guójì fóguāng huì Pe̍h-ōe-jī : kok-chè Hu̍t-kong ē 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 .
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.
The world headquarters is located on the Hsi Lai Temple  grounds in Hacienda Heights, California .
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