Global BLIA programs, festivals and community activities — everyone is welcome to take part.
As part of a worldwide association, BLIA Victoria members take part in international exams, contests and conferences organised by BLIA World Headquarters.
Buddha's Light members from around the world gather for the World General Conference, marking Fo Guang Shan's 60th anniversary and the centenary of Venerable Master Hsing Yun's birth. Highlights include the opening ceremony and the “Love and Hope” concert at the Taipei Dome, the keynote and theme forum on harmony and peace, and the closing ceremony at Fo Guang Shan.
BLIA's global vegetarian charity run, presented with the Pure Green Foundation. Walk or run at your own pace, log your kilometres in the VEGRUN app and join Buddha's Light members worldwide in running for health, compassion and the planet. BLIA Victoria co-organises VEGRUN in Melbourne.
Melbourne VEGRUN: Sunday 1 November 2026, 3:00pm
Meet at 2:30pm at Albert Park Lake, Palms Lawn (beside Lakeside Carpark). $20 registration, donated to a local charity. Enquiries: 03 9314 5147 (FGS Melbourne) or 03 9890 3996 (FGS Er You Temple). About VEGRUN ↗
Venerable Master Hsing Yun taught that the Buddhism Exam encourages a culture of reading and learning, helps purify the mind, advances moral education and spreads the Dharma. The 2026 Global Buddhism Exam is open to everyone interested in studying Buddhism — with no restrictions on age, education or religion.
Open book, entered as an individual or as a team of 2–4, with an Adult group and Children's Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels. Dates, registration, the official study materials and the free online course of the children's textbook “3 Acts of Goodness: A Buddhist Guide for Kids” are all on the Global Buddhism Exam page.
Register for the exam ↗ About the Global Buddhism Exam ↗ Exam page: details, study materials & the kids' textbook course →
Launched by BLIA with the Pure Green Foundation, Vege Plan A invites everyone to choose plant-based meals as a practical way to care for the planet — working towards zero hunger, combating climate change, halting biodiversity loss, sustainable consumption and the ethical treatment of animals. As Plan A puts it: what we eat, and how we eat, determines the future of the world.
BLIA's international photography contest celebrates the beauty of Humanistic Buddhism in daily life, with camera and mobile-phone divisions open to all ages and nationalities. Watch this page for the next edition.
BLIA's international short-film contest invites filmmakers aged 18 and over to tell stories of doing good deeds, speaking good words and thinking good thoughts. The 2026 theme explores doubt and inquiry — “small doubt, small realisation; big doubt, big realisation”.
Watch past entries on BLIA World Headquarters’ YouTube channel — including “Asian Restaurants QLD”, a 2025 entry from Queensland ↗, and the full 2025 selection ↗.
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