Fo Guang Shan (FGS) (Chinese: 佛光山; pinyin: Fó guāng shān; lit. 'Buddha's Light Mountain') is an international Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhist organization and monastic order based in Taiwan that practices Humanistic Buddhism whose roots are traced to the Linji school of Chan Buddhism. The headquarters, Fo Guang Shan Monastery, is located in Dashu District, Kaohsiung, and is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan. The organization is also one of the largest charity organizations in Taiwan. The organization's counterpart for laypeople is known as the Buddha's Light International Association.
Fo Guang Shan's Sutra Repository, the home of the Institute of Humanistic Buddhism and library of over 50 editions of Buddhist canons.
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum
Buddha statues in the main shrine of Fo Guang Shan
Main entrance to the Fo Guang Shan monastery. Seen also is the BLIA logo, a statue of Maitreya, and the statue of Amitabha in far right.
The Buddhist Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, is a Taiwanese international humanitarian and nongovernmental organization. Its work includes medical aid, disaster relief, and environmental work.
Main hall at Tzu Chi Foundation, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tzu Chi Foundation's depiction of the Buddha on a wall mural. The image is known as "The Great Awakened of the Universe (宇宙大覺著)".
Tzu Chi General Hospital in Hualien in 2011
Main building at Tzu Chi University