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An urban meditation center dedicated to Rinzai Zen practice. Offers chanting and zazen in the
morning and evening on a daily basis.
http://pages.prodigy.net/monkkido/index.html
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Warner Springs: Manzanita Village and Ordinary Dharma
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh. Affiliiated with Community of Mindful Living.
http://www.ordinarydharma.org/
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Northridge Zen Center
Offers regular group meditation. Affiliated with the San Francisco Zen Center.
http://www.geocities.com/peterschneiders/
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Burlingame: Crystal Springs Sangha
Offers weekly group meditation and regular retreats.
http://www.darlenecohen.net/crystalsprings.html
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San Rafael: Dharma Eye Zen Center and The Old Fig Zendo
Zen Meditation Community with senior dharma teacher Myogen Steve Stucky, offering zazen, dharma
talks, classes, and retreats.
http://www.dharmaeye.org/
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Vallejo: Clear Water Zendo
A Soto Zen Buddhist Temple in the tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi and the San Francisco and
Berkeley Zen Centers. The center offers regular meditation, meditation instruction, a discussion
group, classes, one-day sittings, work practice, lectures and special workshops.
http://www.vallejozencenter.org/
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San Francisco Zen Center
With information City Center, Tassajara, and Green Gulch Zen Centers. Founded by Shunryu Suzuki
Roshi (Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind).
http://www.sfzc.org/
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Cupertino: Bamboo In The Wind
Affiliated with the Udumbara Zen Center. Soto practice.
http://www.bamboointhewind.org/
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Orange: Spacious Mind Learning and Retreat Center
A learning center based on the Sudden Direct School of Ch'an (Zen) Buddhism that is dedicated to
the direct investigation of life itself and the naturally meditative mind.
http://www.spaciousmind.org
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Muir Beach: Goat-in-the-Road
Offers practice in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition.
http://www.goatintheroad.com
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Murphys: The Zen Center
Supports the teachings of Cheri Huber.
http://www.thezencenter.org/
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Fresno River Zen Group
In the Soto tradition.
http://www.emptynestzendo.org/favorite.htm
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Modesto: Valley Heartland Zen Group
In the Soto tradition.
http://www.emptynestzendo.org/photo.htm
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Central California Valley Zen Sangha
Comprises three Zen meditation groups: Fresno River Zen in Fresno, Valley Heartland Zen Group in
Modesto, and Empty Nest Zen Group in North Fork. In the Soto-style Bay Area Zen Centers tradition.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sitting/
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Warner Springs: Ordinary Dharma
Sitting group in the Thich Nhat Hanh lineage.
http://www.manzanitavillage.org/
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Sonoma County Zen Center
Offers weekly zazen and dharma talks. Affiliated with the Pacific Zen Institute, Harada Yasutani
lineage.
http://www.pacificzen.org/pages/Affiliates.htm
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Los Angeles: The International Buddhist Meditation Center
Founded in 1970 by Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Thien-An. The Center offers classes, meditation, and
a residency program.
http://www.ibmc.info/
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Los Angeles: Dharma Zen Center
Member of the Kwan Um School of Zen. Offers daily zazen practice.
http://www.dharmazen.com/
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Lafayette: Buddha Gate Monastery
A Zen monastery in SF Bay area, in the traditional Chinese Ch'an lineage. Offers Zen meditation and
Buddhism classes and lectures, and meditation retreats in both English and Chinese.
http://www.buddhagate.org
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San Rafael: Mountain Source Sangha
Soto Zen group under the direction of Taigen Dan Leighton, dharma heir in the lineage of Suzuki
Roshi.
http://www.mtsource.org
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Long Beach: Ocean Eyes Zen Center (Hae An Soen Won)
Member of the Kwan Um School of Zen. Offers regular zazen, dharma talks, and interviews.
http://www.oezc.com/
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Caspar: Monday Night Sangha
Sitting group affiliated with Dharma Cloud.
http://www.dharmacloud.com/Coast%20Sangha/mns_top.htm
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Santa Rosa: Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Genjo-ji
Offers daily zazen practice in the Soto Zen lineage of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi.
http://www.smzc.net/
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Los Angeles: Kusala.org
A web site focused on the work of Rev. Kusala, an American born Zen Buddhist monk living in Los
Angeles, California and home to the Los Angeles Buddhist - Catholic Dialogue.
http://www.kusala.org/
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Ojai: Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple
A meditation retreat center affiliated with the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, a monastic and
lay order in the Soto Zen tradition.
http://www.pinemtnbuddhisttemple.org/
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Oakland: Kojin-An Zendo
Offers regular shikantaza practice.
http://www.pxr.com/kojin-an/htmls/
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California Zen Centers
The complete list of California Zen Centers, including those without websites.
http://www.iijnet.or.jp/iriz/zen_centers/centers_data/usaAG.htm#CALIFORNIA
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Berkley: Dharma Realm Buddhist Youth
High school, college, and graduate students and young working adults who are interested in applying
Buddhist principles to their daily lives. This community of young practitioners supports each
other's spiritual cultivation and inquiry into life's deeper meaning in a friendly and open
atmosphere.
http://www.drby.net
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Lucerne Valley: Desert Zen Center, Temple of Manjusri
An American center in the Lam Te (Vietnamese Rinzai) tradition. It is actively involved in teaching
meditation to lay people and in the training of monks. Offers daily services and periodic retreats
http://www.desert-zen-center.org/
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Berkley: Sixth Patriarch Zen Center
Offers daily zazen practice and frequent retreats, in the Chogye lineage of Ku San Sunim.
http://www.zenhall.org/
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Hacienda Heights: Hsi Lai Temple
Practices Humanistic Buddhism, an integration of Ch'an Buddhism (self-power) and Pure Land Buddhism
(other-power).
http://www.hsilai.org/
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North Fork: Empty Nest Zen Sangha
Offers Sunday services and dharma talks, and periodic sesshins in the Soto tradition.
http://emptynestzendo.org/
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Sausalito: Green Gulch Farm Zen Center (Green Dragon Temple), (Soryu-ji)
Part of the San Francisco Zen Center, Soto lineage. Offers a residency program and an extensive
schedule of retreats.
http://www.sfzc.com/Pages/Green_Gulch/Green_Gulch_Controls/gg.html
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Soulsbyville: Acorn Family Sangha
A small multi-family sangha emphasizing householder practice. Affiliated with the Unitarian
Universalist Buddhist Fellowship and the Tuolumne Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
http://acornfamilysangha.org
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Cobb: Myoko Ni Sorin
First Rinzai convent in US. Affiliated with Rinzai-ji.
http://www.myokonisorin.org/
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Escondido: Deer Park Dharma Center
Vietnamese Zen center in the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh and a member of the Unified Buddhist
Church.
http://www.plumvillage.org/DeerPark/About_the_DeerPark_DharmaCenter.htm
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San Diego: Three Treasures Zen Community
Offers regular services, zazenkais, and sesshins. Operates in two location, Rancho Penasquitos and
Vista. Member of the White Plum Asaga, Harada Yasutani lineage.
http://www.ttzc.org/
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Los Gatos: Jikoji Zen Retreat Center
Soto Zen temple and retreat center located one hour south of San Francisco, California in the Santa
Cruz Mountains. Offer workshops and sesshins and provides facilities for individual and group
retreats.
http://www.zendo.com/~jikoji/jikoji.html
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Mountain View: Kannon Do - Mountain View Zen Center
Non-residential center affiliated with Zen Center of San Francisco, in the Soto lineage of Shunryu
Suzuki Roshi.
http://www.howardwade.com/kannon_do/kdo.html
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Bellflower: Sangha of the Compassionate Heart
Soto Zen center offering daily Zen sittings.
http://www.geocities.com/bellflowerzendo/
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Los Angeles: Gay Zen Buddhist Group
The Group's purpose is to introduce interested persons to the teachings of Zen; and to how a
non-sexist and non-homophobic spiritual practice can enhance one's life.
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/gayzenla/myhomepage/
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Oakland: Bay Zen Center
The Bay Zen Center originated in 1985 as a group of students studying with Charlotte Joko Beck,
teacher at the Zen Center of San Diego. After receiving Dharma Transmission from Joko in 1994,
Diane Eshin Rizzetto became the teacher and abbot of the Bay Zen Center. BZC, which is a member of
the Ordinary Mind Zen School, is open to people of all traditions as well as beginners and
experienced students.
http://www.bayzen.org/
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National City: Sweetwater Zen Center
A residential Soto Zen center in San Diego county. Practices in the lineage of Bernie Tetsugen
Glassman Roshi and Taizan Maezumi Roshi.
http://swzc.org
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San Francisco: Harbor Sangha
A small lay sangha affiliated with the Diamond Sangha (Pacific Zen Institute) and the
Harada-Yasutani lineage.
http://www.zendo.com/%7Ehs/harbor.html
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San Diego: Hidden Valley Zen Center
Offers daily zazen practice. Uses Rinzai forms. Loosely affiliated with the Rochester Zen Center.
http://www.hvzc.org/
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San Francisco: Hartford Street Zen Center
A gay and lesbian Zen Center in the Castro district of San Francisco, affiliated with Zen Center of
San Francisco, and practicing in the Soto tradition.
http://www.hartfordstreetzen.com/
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Santa Ana: Tu An Zen Temple
Offers daily Zen practice in the Vietnamese Zen lineage.
http://www.vnet.org/tzt/tuananh.htm
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El Monte: Mahayana Zengong
Offers traditional Ch'an and Chi-Kung practices resulting in a complete Buddhist teaching of
mind-body unification, as transmitted by Master Miao-Kung.
http://www.zengong.org/
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Monterey Bay Zen Center
Offers weekly zazen in the Soto tradition.
http://www.zendo.com/~mbzc/index.html
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San Jose Zen Center
Offers weekly zazen and Zen Buddhist study in both Rinzai and Soto traditions.
http://www.zendo.com/sj.html
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Berkeley Zen Center
Soto lineage. Offers an extensive practice schedule.
http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/
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Mountain Center: Zen Mountain Center
A year-round Zen training center for resident and non-resident students. Affiliated with the Zen
Center of Los Angeles and the Harada-Yasutani lineage.
http://www.zmc.org/
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Los Angeles: Zenshuji Soto Zen Mission
The first Soto Zen Temple established in North America, in 1922. North American Headquarters of
Sotoshu and a direct branch of Eiheiji and Sojiji, the two head temples in Japan. Offers zazen
meditation, Buddist studies, tea ceremony, taiko drumming, clligraphy, Japanese dance,and ikibana.
Kid's School and other community events.
http://zenshuji.org
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Costa Mesa: Zen Center of Orange County
Offers daily zazen practice and periodic retreats.
http://www.zcoc.org/
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Stanton: Ocean Eyes Zen Center (Hae An Soen Won)
Affiliate of the Kwan Um School of Zen, offers complete Zen practice programs.
http://members.aol.com/OEZenCtr/
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Riverside Ch'an Meditation Group
Affiliate of the Ch'an Meditation Center and Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association.
http://geocities.com/Athens/Styx/2905/chanhome.html
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Santa Monica Zen Center
Urban, non-residential Zen practice and training community located in the heart of Santa Monica.
The center's training programs reflect a response to the need to translate ancient Asian Buddhist
forms and metaphors into a living language of contemporary Zen practice and expression.
http://www.smzc.org/
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San Diego: Hsi Fang Temple
Chinese Ch'an Buddhist temple, founded by the Venerable Master Hsing Yun. Offers regular services
for both its English and Chinese speaking sanghas.
http://www.hsifang.org/english/index.html
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Pasadena Area Zen Sitting Group
Zen sitting group affiliated with the Zen Center of Los Angeles.
http://www.zenpasadena.org
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Berkeley: Empty Gate Zen Center
Founded in 1977, member of Kwan Um School.
http://www.emptygatezen.com/
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Santa Rosa: Pacific Zen Institute
Formerly known as the California Diamond Sangha. Offers complete Zen practice in the
Harada-Yasutani lineage.
http://www.pacificzen.org/
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Santa Cruz Zen Center
Non-residential Zen center offering weekly zazen.
http://www.zendo.com/~sczc/
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Los Angeles: Zen Center of Los Angeles (Buddha Essence Temple )
Founded by Maezumi Roshi in 1967. First center in the US of the Harada-Yasatani School. Offers
complete Zen practice schedule.
http://www.zencenter.org/
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Mt. Shasta: Shasta Abbey Monastery
Head temple of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, part of the Soto School of Zen. Provides
complete training in the Serene Reflection tradition.
http://www.obcon.org/sapg.html
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Los Angeles: Hazy Moon Zen Center (Koun-ji Temple)
Soto temple in the lineage of Maezumi Roshi. Offers regular weekly programs and periodic
meditation intensives.
http://www.hazymoon.com/
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Mt. Baldy Zen Center
Mt. Baldy Zen Center is the main training facility of Rinzai-ji Inc. which was founded by Joshu
Sasaki Roshi. It offers formal practice during the two training periods and less formal practice
during the spring and fall.
http://www.mbzc.org
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San Francisco Bay Area Zen Info
Offers information about Zen practice in the Bay area.
http://www.zendo.com/
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