Boulder Creek
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Name: Vajrapani Institute
Address: PO Box 2130
City: Boulder Creek
State: CA
Zip: 95006
Country: USA
Contact-person: Petra McWilliams
Telephone: 408-338-6654
Fax: 408-338-3666
WWW: www.vajrapani.org
E-mail: vajrapani@compuserve.com
Lineage: Tibetan
Affiliation: Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 23 Sep 2000
Sources used: mailer
Carmel Valley
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Name: Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Address: Tassajara Hotsprings
City: Carmel Valley
State: CA
Zip: 93924
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 415-431-3771
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Soto Zen (Suzuki Roshi)
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: Summer Guest Period; Closed for practice periods at
other times. Reservations and Info: (415)-431-3771
(Mid Apr to Aug) Mail: Tassajara Reservations,
300 Page Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Newsletter:
Updated: 8 Feb 95
Sources used: Jim Lewinson <jiml@csli.stanford.edu>
Davis
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Name: Davis Shambhala Meditation Center
Address: 133 D Street, Suite H
City: Davis
State: CA
Zip: 95616
Country: USA
Contact-person: Henry M. McHenry
Telephone: 530-758-1440
Fax:
WWW: www.shambhala.org/center/davis
E-mail: lmchenry@dcn.davis.ca.us
Lineage: Shambhala, Kagyu, Nyingma (Tibetan)
Affiliation:
Resident Director: Henry M. McHenry
Spiritual Director: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Teachers:
Description: Meditation, instruction, contemplative arts.
Newsletter: www.shambhala.org/center/davis
Updated: 3 Apr 2002
Sources used: Henry M. McHenry
Hornbrook
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Name: Dechen Ling
Address: PO Box 500
City: Hornbrook
State: CA
Zip: 96044
Country: USA
Contact-person: Henry McHenry
Telephone: 916-758-1440
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail: dechenling@hotmail.com
Lineage: Tibetan
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 2 Sep 2001
Sources used: Gwen Rose
Monte Rio
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Name: Zen Wind
Address: PO Box 429
City: Monte Rio
State: CA
Zip: 95462
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone:
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: "Householder Zen"
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 2 Feb 95
Sources used: Tricycle magazine (Winter 1994)
North Fork
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Name: California Vipassana Center
Address: P.O. Box 1167
City: North Fork
State: CA
Zip: 93643
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: (209) 877 4386
Fax:
WWW: http://www.dhamma.org
E-mail: mahavana@aol.com
Lineage: Theravada (vipassana -- S.N. Goenka)
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: Lay retreat center for the practice of vipassana as
taught by S.N. Goenka
Newsletter:
Updated: 28 Dec 98
Sources used: e-mail, Thomas L. Crisman
Petaluma
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Name: Saraha Buddhist Center - Mahakaruna Center
Address: 316 Petaluma Blvd. South
City: Petaluma
State: CA
Zip: 94952
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone:
Fax: 707-766-7723
WWW: www.kadampas.org
E-mail: saraha@kadampas.org
Lineage: Tibetan, New Kadampa
Affiliation: Manjushri Mahayana Buddhist Centre, Ulverston, UK
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director: Lama Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Teachers: Ace Remas
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 11 Mar 2001
Sources used: website
Redwood Valley
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Name: Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
Address: 16201 Tomki Rd.
City: Redwood Valley
State: CA
Zip: 95470
Country: USA
Contact-person: Ajahn Pasanno or Ajahn Amaro
Telephone: (707) 485-1630
Fax: (707) 485-7948
WWW: http://www.abhayagiri.org
E-mail: sangha@abhayagiri.org
Lineage: Theravada (Thai Forest Tradition)
Affiliation: Amaravati Buddhist Monastery (UK)
Resident Director: Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Pasanno
Spiritual Director: Ajahn Sumedho (in the tradition of Ajahn Chah)
Teachers: Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Pasanno
Description: Monastic center in the Thai Forest Tradition
Newsletter: Fearless Mountain
Updated: 26 April 2000
Sources used: Kondañña <kondanna@abhayagiri.org>
Sacramento
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Name: Mandala Institute
Address: 3550 Watt Avenue
City: Sacramento
State: CA
Zip: 95821
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 916-481-0424
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: "Integral Dharma"
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 2 Feb 95
Sources used: Tricycle magazine (Winter 1994)
Name: Sacramento Nichiren Buddhist Church
Address: 5191 24th St.
City: Sacramento
State: CA
Zip: 95822
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 916-456-8371
Fax: 916-456-8371
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Nichiren Shu
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 28 Aug 95
Sources used: Michael Faulconer <neilmike@pacifier.com>
Santa Cruz
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Name: Santa Cruz Zen Center
Address: 113 School Street
City: Santa Cruz
State: CA
Zip: 95060
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 408-457-0206
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Zen
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 2 Feb 95
Sources used: Tricycle magazine (Winter 1994)
Name: Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
Address: P.O. Box 2021
City: Santa Cruz
State: CA
Zip: 95063-2021
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 415-646-0530
Fax:
WWW: http://www.sati.org
E-mail: info@sati.org
Lineage: Theravada
Affiliation: While not formally associated with any other
organization, we are informally associated with Spirit
Rock Meditation Center (CA) and the Barre (MA) Center
for Buddhist Studies.
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director: Gil Fronsdal (but governance of the SCBS is collective)
Teachers: various; we bring in teachers from around the country
and the world.
Description: Sati Center for Buddhist Studies offers 1- and 2-day and
evening classes in Buddhist texts, teachings, history,
ethics, psychology, and other topics in the San
Francisco Bay Area. Our perspective balances scholarly
inquiry with serious meditation practice. We believe that
study and practice work together to deepen one's practice
and aid in awakening. We want to facilitate ongoing
dialog and exchange among meditators, teachers, students
and scholars. Classes are small to encourage personal
contact and discussion. Our perspective is primarily
but not exclusively Theravadin.
Newsletter: semi-annual brochure lists class offerings; call or
e-mail to get on mailing list
Updated: 2 Sep 1999
Sources used: e-mail: <info@sati.org>
Santa Rosa
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Name: Sonoma Mountain Zen Center
Address: 6367 Sonoma Mountain Rd
City: Santa Rosa
State: CA
Zip: 95404
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 707-545-8105
Fax:
WWW: www.smzc.net
E-mail: smzc@sirius.com
Lineage: Soto Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi
Affiliation:
Resident Director: Jakusho Kwong-roshi
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: Small residential retreat center on 80 acres, about 20
minutes from Santa Rosa. We offer monthly retreats, daily
sitting and two month-long practice periods. We also have
a number of staff positions, offering room, board, programs
free of charge, and small stipends to students willing to
commit to one year of training.
Newsletter: Mountain Wind, bi-monthly
Updated: 3 Apr 2002
Sources used: email
Sebastopol
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Name: Sae Taw Win II Dhamma Center in Northern California
Address: 7415 Hayden Ave
City: Sebastopol
State: CA
Zip: 95472
Country: USA
Contact-person: Dr. Thynn Thynn
Telephone: 707-829-9857
Fax:
WWW: www.saetawwin2.org/~stw2
E-mail: stw2@sonic.net
Lineage: Theravada
Affiliation: lineage of the late Ven. Shwe Baw Gyun Sayadaw
Resident Director: Dr. Thynn Thynn
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: The vision for the Center is a residential Theravada
Buddhist yogi and lay residential community which will
serve as a teaching/training institute in Theravada
Buddhism and practice as well as creating a dhamma
neighborhood and a community of conscious living.
Newsletter:
Updated: 21 Jan 2000
Sources used: e-mail
Soquel
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Name: Land of Medicine Buddha
Address: 5800 Prescott Road
City: Soquel
State: CA
Zip: 95073
Country: USA
Contact-person: Murray Wright, Angela Wang, & James Lin
Telephone: 408-462-8383
Fax: 408-462-8380
WWW: www.medicinebuddha.com
E-mail: 75671.3307@compuserve.com
Lineage: Tibetan
Affiliation: Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 8 Mar 98
Sources used: Mandala Journal, Oct 1994
Talmage
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Name: Sagely City of Ten Thousand Buddhas/Dharma Realm
Buddhist Association
Address: 2001 Talmage Road
City: Talmage
State: CA
Zip: 95481-0217
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: (707) 462-0939
Fax:
WWW: http://www.drba.org
E-mail: drbacttb@pacific.net
Lineage: Ch'an (Zen)
Affiliation: many branches in U.S. and overseas
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director: Venerable Master Hsuan Hua
Teachers:
Description: Large monastic and lay community celebrating its 20th
anniversary. Various programs, as well as elementary and
secondary schools and university
Newsletter: Vajra Bodhi Sea (monthly journal)
Updated: 25 July 96
Sources used: Paul Pederson <pederson@sfsu.edu>
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