{"id":5435,"date":"2026-02-16T02:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T18:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bliachicago.org\/en-us\/?page_id=5435"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T03:20:12","slug":"fgs-chicago","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ibpschicago.org\/en-us\/fgs-chicago","title":{"rendered":"FGS Chicago Buddhist Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5435\" class=\"elementor elementor-5435\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1332158b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1332158b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a75c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75a75c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fo Guang Shan Chicago Buddhist Temple<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec2120d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ec2120d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29bb7bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"29bb7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e8e128 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71e8e128\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb37fb6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bb37fb6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4237a2c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4237a2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35030cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"35030cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a33d947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4a33d947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n  \/* --- 1. \u6700\u5916\u5c64\u5bb9\u5668 (\u5b9a\u4f4d\u57fa\u6e96) --- *\/\r\n  .slider-master-wrapper {\r\n    position: relative;\r\n    max-width: 1008px; 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Origins<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa9a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1aa9a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f25508 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45f25508\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78766437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"78766437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758ee795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"758ee795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left\" data-path-to-node=\"5\">Chicago, the &#8220;Windy City,&#8221; is the heart of the American Midwest. With a population of 9 million, it stands as the third-largest city in the United States and serves as a global hub for transportation, economy, culture, and manufacturing. Despite these sparkling accolades, the development of Buddhism in the region remained relatively quiet for many years.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\" data-path-to-node=\"6\">Recognizing this spiritual void, a group of devoted practitioners in the southwest suburbs reached out for guidance. In 2001, they invited Venerable Yong Han from the Fo Guang Shan St. Louis Buddhist Center to lead their studies. This momentum led to the official chartering of the Buddha\u2019s Light International Association (BLIA) Chicago Chapter on April 28, 2002, during the 9th BLIA General Conference in Tokyo. Ms. Judy Kord (Wu Yue-lian) was appointed as the inaugural president.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\" data-path-to-node=\"8\">As the community grew to nearly 100 members, the need for a permanent sanctuary and resident monastics became clear. Following a formal petition to the Fo Guang Shan Head Office, a rental property in Darien was established as a temporary practice center in 2003, with Venerable Yong Ru appointed as the first resident monastic.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">Through years of &#8220;pioneering through the thickets&#8221; (hard work and perseverance), Venerable Man Pu took over the mission in the fall of 2006. As the congregation continued to expand, the search for a permanent home began. After navigating community dialogues and City Council public hearings in Naperville, the current site was finally purchased in October 2007. 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