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Abhayagiri Monastery
Theravada (Thai Forest Tradition) monastery in Redwood Valley, CA. Root teacher was the Thai monk
Ajahn Chah. Ajahn Amaro is an English monk who leads a weekly meditation group at the Berkeley
Buddhist Monastery.
Bay Zen Center
American Zen community in the lineage of Charlotte Joko Beck. Serves primarily converts.
Berkeley Buddhist Monastery
Chinese (Ch'an) monastery founded by Ven. Master Hsuan Hua. Serves converts and Asian immigrants.
Berkeley Buddhist Priory
Euro-American Zen community (Order of Buddhist Contemplatives) founded by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett
Roshi. Serves primarily converts.
Berkeley Buddhist Temple
Japanese Jodo Shinshu temple, serves primarily Japanese Americans and immigrants, some European
Americans.
Berkeley Shambhala Center
Western Tibetan (Karma Kagyu) Buddhist Center founded by Chogyam Trungpa. Serves primarily
converts.
Berkeley Zen Center
American (Soto) Zen temple founded by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi. Serves
primarily converts.
Buddhist Church of Oakland
Japanese American (Jodo Shinshu) temple, part of the Buddhist Churches of America. Serves primarily
Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants.
Community of Mindful Living
Vietnamese Zen community founded by Thich Nhat Hanh. International.
East Bay Dharma
Vipassana group founded by James Baraz. Meets at Berkeley Buddhist Monastery, serves primarily
converts.
Empty Gate Zen Center
Korean Zen community founded by Seung Sahn Sunim. Serves primarily converts.
Green Gulch Farm
A major sub-temple of San Francisco Zen Center, with an organic farm and conference/retreat center in
Marin County. Serves primarily converts.
Kojin-an Zendo
Japanese (Soto-shu) Zen temple founded by Bishop Gengo Akiba. Teacher is Japanese, students are
primarily converts.
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Nyingma Institute
Tibetan (Nyingma) Buddhist center founded by Tarthang Tulku Rinpoche. Serves primarily converts.
San Francisco Zen Center
One of the oldest and largest American Zen centers in the United States. Serves primarily converts.
Sixth Patriarch Zen Center
Founded by Ven. Hyunoong Sunim, a Korean teacher of Zen meditation and Taoist breathing.
Independent lineage. Serves primarily converts.
Soka Gakkai East Bay Community Center
International lay Buddhist organization originating in Japan.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
West Coast headquarters of the Vipassana movement, in Marin County. Serves primarily converts.
Wat Mongkolratanaram
Thai Theravada temple. Serves primarily Thai immigrants and Thai Americans.
Access to Insight
Information on Theravada Buddhism and texts from the Pali Canon
Buddhadharma Magazine
Journal affiliated with Shambhala International that publishes Dharma teachings by modern teachers of
many traditions
BuddhaNet
Worldwide Buddhist information and Resources
Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Nonsectarian Buddhist political activist group headquartered in Berkeley. Publishes the quarterly journal
Turning Wheel.
DharmaNet International
Worldwide Buddhist information and resources
Humanities Net Buddhism resources
Resources for academic Buddhist studies
Institute of Buddhist Studies
Seminary and graduate school in Berkeley, affiliated with the Graduate Theological Union and the
Buddhist Churches of America
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Shambhala Sun Magazine
Buddhist magazine affiliated with Shambhala International
Society for Buddhist Christian Studies
Tricycle Magazine
Quarterly nonsectarian Buddhist journal, oriented toward meditation-focused converts.
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