Origin from 1992
Buddha's Light International Association, known as BLIA, is a lay Buddhist organization founded by Hsing Yun in 1992 in association with Fo Guang Shan, the largest Buddhist organization in Taiwan. BLIA received non-governmental organization status from the United Nations in 2003, giving it consultative standing with the Economic and Social Council and the UN Department of Public Information, and its world headquarters operates from the grounds of the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California, with temples, cultural centers and educational institutions reaching across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Organisation
OrdinationUpasampada Monastic Ordination 2 Classification
ApostolateContemplative or Monastic Prayer 2 Practice
Liturgical Language Status
Status TodayLiving tradition, practised today 1 Origins
Origin Period Belief
Defining Doctrinal PositionMahayana Chan/Zen Teaching 2 Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia, "Buddha's Light International Association"
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Category:Religious organizations established in 1992
2. Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
Alexander Knysh, Brill
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