Braddock
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Name: Three Rivers Dharma Center
Address: 100 Comrie Avenue
City: Braddock
State: PA
Zip: 15104
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 412-351-6542
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Tibetan
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 1 Mar 95
Sources used: Tricycle Magazine (Spring 95)
Merion Station
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Name: Philadelphia Buddhist Association
Address: 6 Old Lancaster Road
City: Merion Station
State: PA
Zip: 19066
Country: USA
Contact-person: Richard McKinney
Telephone: 610-660-9269
Fax:
WWW: http://www.libertynet.org/~buddhist
E-mail: buddhist@libertynet.org
Lineage: Non-sectarian American Buddhist
Affiliation: All local Buddhist groups in Philadelphia area
Resident Director: Richard McKinney - President, Board of Directors
Spiritual Director:
Teachers: Visiting teachers from all traditions
Description: For 10 years dedicated as a gateway to Buddhist thought &
practice. Emphasis on non-sectarian approach, democratic
governance, plenty of meditation practice, Dharma
discussions, reverance for place of both lay and monastic
sangha. Workshops & meditation retreats with teachers
representing Buddhist traditions. Encouragement for
members to enter into relationship with traditional Dharma
centers and use PBA as a laboratory for personal and group
practice.
Newsletter: Dharma Shards
Updated: 7 Aug 96
Sources used: Richard McKinney <mckinney@voicenet.com>
New Hope
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Name: Zendo in New Hope
Address: 64 West Mechanic St.
City: New Hope
State: PA
Zip: 18938
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 215-862-9869
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Zen
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 2 Feb 95
Sources used: Tricycle magazine (Winter 1994)
Philadelphia
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Name: Philadelphia Meditation Center
Address: 8 East Eagle Road
City: Havertown
State: PA
Zip: 19083
Country: USA
Contact-person: George & Lynne Heckert
Telephone: 610-853-8200
Fax:
WWW: www.philadelphiameditation.org
E-mail: PhlMedCtr@aol.com
Lineage: Buddhayana
Affiliation: independent
Resident Director: George & Lynne Heckert
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description: We are a non-sectarian, non-hierarchical center established to
provide twice weekly silent meditation centers, as well as
weekend workshop/retreats presented by experienced teachers
representing all of the major traditions.
Newsletter: quarterly
Updated: 7 Dec 1998
Sources used: George Heckert
Name: Philadelphia Shambhala Center
Address: 2030 Sansom Street
City: Philadephia
State: PA
Zip: 19103
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 215-568-6070
Fax:
WWW: http://www.shambhala.org/
E-mail:
Lineage: Tibetan
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 2 Feb 95
Sources used: Tricycle magazine (Winter 1994)
Name: Plum Tree Zendo
Address: 214 Monroe Street
City: Philadephia
State: PA
Zip: 19147
Country: USA
Contact-person:
Telephone: 215-625-2601
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Zen
Affiliation:
Resident Director:
Spiritual Director:
Teachers:
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 2 Feb 95
Sources used: Tricycle magazine (Winter 1994)
Pittsburgh
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Name: Zen Group of Pittsburgh
Address: 6331 1/2 Walnut Street
City: Pittsburgh, PA, , Phone
State: PA
Zip: 15206
Country: USA
Contact-person: Paul Dickman
Telephone: 412-441-6393
Fax:
WWW:
E-mail:
Lineage: Korean Chogye Zen
Affiliation: Kwan Um School of Zen
Resident Director: Paul Dickman
Spiritual Director: Zen Master Seung Sahn
Teachers: Do An Sunim, JDPS
Description:
Newsletter:
Updated: 12 Mar 96
Sources used: Dharman Craig Presson <fcp@traveller.com>
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