About BLIA

ABOUT BLIA

The Buddha’s Light International Association, commonly known as BLIA, is a monastic and lay organization established by the Venerable Master Hsing Yun. On February 3, 1991, a people’s organization, “China Buddha Light Association,” organized by Buddhist believers, was established in Taiwan under the impetus of the times. It has attracted significant attention from all walks of life. The organization is associated with Fo Guang Shan, the largest Buddhist organization in Taiwan.

On May 16, 1992, the “International Foguang Association World Association” was officially established in the United States of America in Los Angeles, California. The organization is known as BLIA LA.

The first World Member Congress was a great success, held in accordance with Buddhist rites and traditions. Master Hsing Yun chose “Joy and Harmony” as the theme of the first conference. He hoped that the International Buddha Light Association would spread the seeds of joy and the concept of harmony worldwide. There are currently 28 subchapters of BLIA LA, with about 2,000 members.

The Foguang Society attaches great importance to social well-being. Regarding cultural education, it completes activities such as holding Buddhist lectures on life, preaching the Dharma with the sound of Fanbai, winter and summer camps for young children, editing and publishing publications, and other activities to purify the soul. The organization actively promotes reading clubs, youth groups, Scouts, and other public welfare organizations. The organization also provides charitable activities, such as advocating waste paper recycling, tree planting and soil cultivation along with other environmental protection concepts, organizing parent-child outings, sports competitions, other social welfare activities, actively investing in disaster relief, visits to the elderly, children and the sick, blood donations and other charitable relief tasks.