Escondido
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Name: Sunnataram California Meditation Monastery
Address: 9560 West Lilac Rd.
City: Escondido
State: CA
Zip: 92026
Country: USA
Contact-person: Ven.Phra Mangkone Dhammadharo
Telephone: 760-723-7232
Fax: 760-728-4292
WWW: welcome.to/yantra and www.jps.net/sunnataram
E-mail: sunnata@jps.net and sunnataram@worldnet.att.net
Lineage: Theravadin
Affiliation:
Resident Director: Ven. Phra Yantra Amaro
Spiritual Director: Ven. Phra Yantra Amaro
Teachers: Ven. Phra Somchat Nanthago
Description: Please visit our website for information
Newsletter: Love and Light
Updated: 29 Jan 2000
Sources used: Krerkpong Charnpratheep
Idyllwild
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Name: Karma Mahasiddha Ling
Address: PO Box 1441
City: Idyllwild
State: CA
Zip: 92549
Country: USA
Contact-person: Lee Miracle
Telephone: 909-659-3401
Fax:
WWW: http://www.pe.net/~kml
E-mail: kml@pe.net
Lineage: Kagyu
Affiliation:
Resident Director: Lee Miracle
Spiritual Director: Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
Teachers:
Description: visit our website for information
Newsletter:
Updated: 11 Jan 1997
Sources used: Lee Miracle <kml@pe.net>
Name: The Skillful Meditation Project
Address: P.O. Box 1173
City: Idyllwild
State: CA
Zip: 92549-1173
Country: USA
Contact-person: Jason Siff
Telephone: (909) 659-2649
Fax:
WWW: http://meditationproject.com
E-mail: jsiff@idyllwild.com
Lineage: Theravada (vipassana)
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: Retreats, discussion groups, highly individualized
instruction, sitting groups located in various parts
of Southern California. Internet site offers much
information and meditation instructions.
Newsletter:
Updated: 23 Aug 2000
Sources used: Gordon L. Smith <drop@deltanet.com>
Joshua Tree
~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Saddhamma Foundation
Address: PO Box 1384
City: Joshua Tree
State: CA
Zip: 92252
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone:
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage:
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: Sponsors meditation retreats led by Venerable Sayadaw U
Pandita
Newsletter:
Updated: 16 Jan 96
Sources used: Saddhamma Foundation flyer, 1994
Laguna Beach
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Insight Meditation Society of Orange County
Address: 639 Pearl Street
City: Laguna Beach
State: CA
Zip: 92651
Contact-person: Greg Smith
Telephone: 949-494-4734
Fax: 949-494-2824
WWW: http://here-and-now.org/IMSOC
E-mail: gmsmith@here-and-now.org
Lineage: Mixed, including Thai forest tradition & Order
of Interbeing (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Affiliation: No official affiliation.
Director: Visiting teacher is Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Abbot of
Metta Forest Monastery
Description: We are an eclectic practice group which meets in
private homes in Orange County, California.
Newsletter: see http://here-and-now.org/IMSOC
Updated: 15 Jul 99
Sources used: Greg Smith
Los Angeles area
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Community Meditation Center
Address: 1041 Elden Avenue
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 90006
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 213-384-7817
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage:
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: Offering a variety of Buddhist activities, talks,
classes, sittings, retreats...
Newsletter:
Updated: 2 Feb 95
Sources used: Tricycle magazine (Winter 1994)
Name: Dhammakaya International Society of California
Address: 5950 Heliotrope Circle
City: Maywood
State: California
Zip: 90270
Country: USA
Contact-person: Phra Vichak Suddhivaro
Telephone: (213)771-7435
Fax: (213)771-7437
WWW:
E-mail: vichak@aol.com.
Lineage: Theravada (Thailand)
Affiliation: Sister of Dhammakaya Foundation (Thailand)
Resident Director: Phra Bhavanaviriyakhun
Spiritual Director: Phra Sudhamayanathera
Teachers: Phra Vichak Suddhivaro
Description: Daily meditation practice at 6.30 pm.; weekends
retreat every Friday-Sunday; three day meditation
course on the fourth weekend.
Newsletter: The Light of Peace
Updated: 4 Nov 95
Sources used: Phra Vichak Suddhivaro <vichak@aol.com>
Name: Dharma Zen Center
Address: 1025 South Cloverdale Avenue
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 90019
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 213-934-0330
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Korean Zen (Seung Sahn)
Affiliation: Kwan Um School of Zen
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 12 Mar 96
Sources used: Craig Presson <fcp@traveller.com>
Name: Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara
Address: 1847 Crenshaw Boulevard
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 90019
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 213-737-5084
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Theravada (Sri Lankan)
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director: Ven. Dr. Havanpola Ratanasara, Ven. Lenagala
Sumedhananda, Ven. Walpola Piyananda (abbot)
Teachers:
Description: Urban monastery setting; children's Dhamma (Sunday)
school; instruction in meditation, Pali, and
Tipitaka.
Newsletter:
Updated: 26 Jan 95
Sources used: DVBV brochure
Name: Gardena Honpoji Betsuin
Address: 15725 Raymond Ave.
City: Gardena
State: CA
Zip: 90247
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 213-321-9405
Fax: 310-329-3710
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>
Name: Gay Buddhist Group
Address: PO Box 29750
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 90029
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone:
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: HanMaUm SeonWon of LA
Address: 210 N. Catalina St.
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip:
Country: USA
Contact-person: Ven. Hye Joong Senim
Telephone: (213) 382-1711
Fax: (213) 386-8852
WWW: http://www.buddhapia.com
E-mail: hanmaum@buddhapia.com
Lineage: Zen/Seon
Affiliation: HanMaUm SeonWon (Zen Center), Chogye Order of Korea
Resident Director: Ven. Hye Joong Senim
Spiritual Director: Seon Master Dae Haeng Keun Senim
Teachers: Seon Master Dae Haeng Keun Senim
Description: Private and regular practice of Seon (Zen) meditation.
Call for further detail and booklet.
Newsletter: HanMaUm HwaeBo, monthly, free of charge
Updated: 7 May 97
Sources used: Chongwar Senim <hanmaum@buddhapia.com>
Name: Huntington Beach Zen Center
Address: 5561 Tangiers Drive
City: Huntington Beach
State: CA
Zip: 92647-2041
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 714-373-0803
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Korean Zen (Seung Sahn)
Affiliation: Kwan Um School of Zen
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 12 Mar 96
Sources used: Craig Presson <fcp@traveller.com>
Name: International Buddhist Meditation Center
Address: 928 South New Hampshire Avenue
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 90006
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 213-384-0850
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Vietnamese Zen
Affiliation:
Resident Director: Ven. Dr. Karuna Dharma
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter: Monthly Guide
Updated: 31 Dec 98
Sources used: Peggy Gallaher <gallahr@is.nyu.edu>
Name: Nichiren Shu Minobusan Beikoku Betsuin
Address: 2801 E. 4th St.
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 90033
Country: USA
Contact-person: Rev. Shokai Kanai
Telephone: 213-262-7886
Fax: 213-262-4602
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Nichiren Shu
Affiliation:
Resident Director: Rev. Shokai Kanai
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 28 Aug 95
Sources used: Michael Faulconer <neilmike@pacifier.com>
Name: Ordinary Dharma
Address:
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 902191
Country: USA
Contact-person: Christopher Reed
Telephone: (310) 396-5054
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Theravada and Vietnamese Zen
Affiliation: Thich Nhat Hanh
Resident Director: Christopher Reed
Spiritual Director:
Teachers: Christopher Reed & Michele Benzamin-Masuda
Description: Classes and Days of Mindfulness
Newsletter: "Ordinary Mind" - comes out from time to time
Updated: 12 Aug 95
Sources used: Christopher Reed <Chanbao@AOL.com>
Name: Rinzai-ji Zen Center
Address: 2505 Cimarron St.
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 90018-2020
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone:
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: Shambhala Center of Los Angeles
Address: 8218 W. Third St.
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 91505
Country: USA
Contact-person: Joel Wachbrit
Telephone: 213-653-9342
Fax:
WWW: http://www.shambhala.org/
E-mail: joelwach@earthlink.net
Lineage: Tibetan Buddhism - Kagyu/Nyingma; Shambhala Training
Affiliation: Shambhala International
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Teachers: Senior Students of Trungpa Rinpoche
Description: Classes in Buddhism Weekend meditation programs Shambhala
Training weekends Public sittings on Wed. and Sun.
Visiting teachers Vajrayana tradition that emphasizes
shamatha/vipashyana practice as the ground
Newsletter: Quarterly newsletter of local calendar and news
Updated: 8 Apr 96
Sources used: Joel Wachbrit <joelwach@earthlink.net>
Name: Zen Center of Los Angeles
Address: 923 South Normandie Avenue
City: Los Angeles
State: CA
Zip: 90006-1301
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 213-387-2351
Fax: 213-387-2377
WWW: http://www.zencenter.org
E-mail:
Lineage: Zen
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: Sesshin & zazenkai; year-round community practice;
winter and summer 90-day Ango.
Newsletter:
Updated: 22 Dec 98
Sources used: e-mail
Lucerne Valley
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Desert Zen Center (Monjuji)
Address: 10989 Buena Vista
City: Lucerne Valley
State: CA
Zip: 92356
Country: USA
Contact-person: Rev. Nagacitta Muktika
Telephone: 310-836-8516
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail: dbucky@earthlink.net
Lineage: Vietnamese Zen
Affiliation:
Resident Director: Ven.Thich An Giao, Abbot
Spiritual Director: Ven.Thich Man Giac, Patriarch of the Vietnamese Sangha
in America
Teachers: Ven.Thich An Giao, Rev.Puja Muktika, Rev Nagacitta Muktika
Description: The Center/Temple offers a program of retreats and workshops
for the general public but its main function is the training
of men and women to become priests. The Desert and Mountain
Sangha is an American order in the Vietnamese tradition of
Lam Te Zen. Summer training is offered.
Newsletter: [under development]
Updated: 20 Dec 1996
Sources used: Rev Nagacitta Muktika, Guestmaster <dbucky@earthlink.net>
Mt. Baldy
~~~~~~~~~
Name: Mt. Baldy Zen Center
Address: PO Box 429
City: Mt Baldy
State: CA
Zip: 91759
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 909-985-6410
Fax: 909-985-4870
WWW: www.mbzc.org
E-mail: office@mbzc.org
Lineage: Rinzai Zen
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director: Joshu Sasaki Roshi
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 2 Jan 02
Sources used: email
Mountain Center
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Zen Mountain Center
Address: PO Box 43
City: Mountain Center
State: CA
Zip: 92561
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 909-659-5272
Fax:
WWW: http://www.zmc.org/zmc
E-mail: zmc@zmc.org
Lineage: Zen
Affiliation: Zen Center of Los Angeles
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers: Tenshin Fletcher Sensei and Seisen Fletcher Sensei
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 22 Dec 98
Sources used: e-mail, Seisen Fletcher
San Diego
~~~~~~~~~
Name: Manzanita Village
Address: PO Box 67, Warner Springs
City: (San Diego)
State: CA
Zip: 92086
Country: USA
Contact-person: Richard Eaton
Telephone: (619) 782-3604
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail: Chanbao@AOL.com
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh and Theravada Vipassana
Affiliation: Plum Village and Ordinary Dharma
Resident Director: Richard Eaton
Spiritual Director: Christopher Reed
Teachers: Christopher Reed @ Michele Benzamin-Masuda
Description: Country retreat center - residential, teacher-led
retreats, daily practice, visitors welcome.
Permaculture, deep-ecology and sustainable living
Newsletter: "Ordinary Mind" from time to time
Updated: 12 Aug 95
Sources used: Christopher Reed <Chanbao@AOL.com>
Name: Vajrarupini Buddhist Center
Address: PO Box 420128
City: San Diego
State: CA
Zip: 92142
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: (619) 692-1591
Fax: (619) 560-6454
WWW: www.sddharma.com
E-mail: info@sddharma.com
Lineage: Tibetan, New Kadampa
Affiliation: Manjushri Mahayana Buddhist Centre, Ulverston, UK
Resident Director: Jacqueline Sweet
Spiritual Director: Lama Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Teachers: Gen Kelsang Tubpa
Description: General Program classes offer guided meditations and
discussion. Foundation Program classes offer a structured
Buddhist Dharma studies program to deepen knowledge and
experience of Buddhist teachings.
Newsletter: Full Moon
Updated: 11 Dec 1999
Sources used: Sue Reed info@sddharma.com
Name: Wat Lao Navaram Buddhist Monastery
Address: 6691 Manning St.
City: San Diego
State: CA
Zip: 92111
Country: USA
Contact-person: Ajahn Benton Pandito
Telephone: (619) 560-1185
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail: navaram@pacbell.net
Lineage: Lao Theravada
Affiliation: Lao Buddhist monks in the USA
Resident Director: Ajahn Benton Pandito
Spiritual Director: Ajahn Benton Pandito
Teachers:
Description: Traditional Laotian Buddhist Monastery serving the
Buddhist Population as an urban monastary.
Traditional Theravada lunar calendar is observed.
Daily Meditation at 6am and 6pm. Special programs
include Summer Monk's Training Program. Active with
San Diego Probation Dept as placement for juvenile
offenders.
Newsletter: Navaram News - quarterly
Updated: 19 Dec 1997
Sources used: Benton Pandito <navaram@pacbell.net>
Name: Won Buddhism of San Diego
Address: 8102 Mazer Street
City: Lemon Grove
State: CA
Zip: 91945
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 619-462-1424
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage:
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 1 Mar 95
Sources used: Tricycle magazine (Spring 95)
Santa Barbara
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Chagdud Gonpa-P'huntsog Ling
Address: 1108 de la Vina #B
City: Santa Barbara
State: CA
Zip: 93101
Contact-person: Sylvia Salazar
Telephone: (805) 966-9959
WWW: http://www.snowcrest.net/chagdud
Updated: 1/99
Name: Clear Light Sangha
Address: 1628 State Street #4
City: Santa Barbara
State: CA
Zip: 93101
Country: USA
Contact-person: Thomas Tarleton
Telephone: (805) 569-8877
E-mail: tarleton@west.net
Lineage: Tibetan
Teachers: B. Alan Wallace
Description: Tibetan Buddhist lecture series, special events,
retreats
Updated: 1/99
Name: Mahakankala Buddhist Center
Address: 1-B North Alissos Street
City: Santa Barbara
State: CA
Zip: 93103
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: (805) 965-1813
Fax:
WWW: www.mahabc.org
E-mail: Rigpa@mahabc.org
Lineage: Tibetan, New Kadampa
Affiliation: Manjushri Mahayana Buddhist Centre, Ulverston, UK
Resident Director: Leah Rosen
Spiritual Director: Lama Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Teachers: Gen Kelsang Dekma
Description: General Program classes offer guided meditations and
discussion. Foundation Program classes offer a structured
Buddhist Dharma studies program to deepen knowledge and
experience of Buddhist teachings.
Newsletter: Full Moon
Updated: 3 Apr 2002
Sources used: email
Name: RIGPA - Santa Barbara
Address: 865 La Milpita
City: Santa Barbara
State: CA
Zip: 93103
Contact-person: Angelika
Telephone: (805) 687-5323
WWW:
E-mail: angelika@silcom.com
Lineage: Tibetan
Affiliation: RIGPA
Spiritual Director: Sogyal Rinpoche
Description: Sitting, Study Group, Special Events
Updated: 1/99
Name: Santa Barbara Buddhist Priory
Address: 1115 Tunnel Road
City: Santa Barbara
State: CA
Zip: 93105
Contact-person: Rev. Jisho Perry
Telephone: (805) 898-0848
Description: Call for information.
Updated: 1/99
See also:
Santa Barbara Sangha.
Santa Barbara Zen Group.
Santa Monica
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Khandakapala Buddhist Center
Address: c/o 2461 Santa Monica Blvd C329
City: Santa Monica
State: CA
Zip: 90404
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: (310) 820-3751
Fax: (310) 820-3751
WWW:
E-mail: kbc@primenet.com
Lineage: Tibetan, New Kadampa
Affiliation: Manjushri Mahayana Buddhist Centre, Ulverston, UK
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director: Lama Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 15 Nov 95
Sources used: Michael Crew <m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk>
Name: Santa Monica Zen Center
Address: 1001B Colorado Blvd.
City: Santa Monica
State: CA
Zip: 90815
Country: USA
Contact-person: Steve Strasen or Roger Hawkins
Telephone: 310-572-9070
Fax: 310-394-5101
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Three Treasures lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi
Affiliation: White Plum Asangha founded by Taizan Maezumi Roshi
Resident Director: Revs. William Yoshin Jordan and Elisabeth Jikan Hartnett
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: Teaching in both the Rinzai and Soto Zen styles.
Non-residential urban Zen training and practice center
w/ program of daily zazen; extended, intensive Zen training periods (sesshins); and a series of two-day Zen Life
Intensives. Emphasis on koan study and teacher/student
training relationship. SMZC is characterized by
inclusiveness; community; open communication; and the
contemporary expression of Asian Buddhist concepts,
languages and forms while preserving classic Zen training
techniques, spirit and forms.
Newsletter: [in progress]
Updated: 10 Jan 1997
Sources used: Elisabeth Jikan Hartnett <Callahandj@aol.com
Signal Hill
~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Zen Center of Signal Hill
Address: 2504 E. Willow Street, #107
City: Signal Hill
State: CA
Zip: 90806
Country: USA
Contact-person: Bill Cooper
Telephone: (562) 424-2929
E-mail: becooper@ix12.ix.netcom.com
Lineage:
Affiliation: Kwan Um School of Zen
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director: Zen Master Seung Sahn
Description: sitting on Tuesday evenings, 7:30
Updated: 6 Dec 97
Sources used: e-mail
Valley Center
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Metta Forest Monastery (Wat Mettavanaram)
Address: PO Box 1409
City: Valley Center
State: CA
Zip: 92082
Country: USA
Contact-person: Ajaan Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff)
Telephone: (612) 988-3474
Fax:
WWW: here-and-now.org/watmetta.html
E-mail:
Lineage: Thai forest (kammathana) tradition - Dhammayut - Ajaan Lee
Affiliation:
Director: Thanissaro Bhikkhu (abbot)
Teachers:
Description: Secluded forest monastery on a small mountaintop an hour's
drive from San Diego. Simple accomodations for a small number
of lay practitioners.
Newsletter:
Updated: 10 November 96
Sources used: John Bullitt
Whittier
~~~~~~~~
Name: Dharma Kai Zen Center
Address: c/o Aikido Ai Dojo, 6727 South Milton Avenue
City: Whittier
State: CA
Zip: 90601
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 213-934-0330
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail: DharmaKai@aol.com
Lineage: Korean Chogye Order (Zen Master Seung Sahn)
Affiliation: Kwan Um School of Zen
Resident Director: Julia Murakami
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: Dharma Kai Zen Center is a lay practice, non-residential
zen center. Our guiding teacher is Zen Master Ji Bong
(Robert Moore) who was given Dharma transmission by Zen
Master Seung Sahn in 1997. Meditation practice is on Friday
evenings at 6:30pm and Sunday mornings at 9:30am. Koan
interviews with Zen Master Ji Bong are on the first Sunday
of each month.
Newsletter:
Updated: 21 Apr 97
Sources used: e-mail: <DharmaKai@aol.com>
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