Web Directory

» Bellflower: Sangha of the Compassionate Heart
   Soto Zen center offering daily Zen sittings.
   http://zensangha.com/

» Berkeley Zen Center
   Soto lineage. Offers an extensive practice schedule.
   http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/

» Berkeley: Empty Gate Zen Center
   Founded in 1977, member of Kwan Um School.
   http://emptygatezen.com/

» Burlingame: Crystal Springs Sangha
   Offers weekly group meditation and regular retreats.
   http://www.darlenecohen.net/crystalsprings.html

» 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/

» Costa Mesa: Zen Center of Orange County
   Offers daily zazen practice and periodic retreats.
   http://www.zcoc.org/

» Cupertino: Bamboo In The Wind
   Affiliated with the Udumbara Zen Center. Soto practice.
   http://www.bamboointhewind.org/

» 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/

» 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/

» 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

» Los Angeles: Detroit St Zen Center
   Offers daily zazen and regular sesshins.
   http://www.detroitstzencenter.com

» Los Angeles: Dharma Zen Center
   Member of the Kwan Um School of Zen. Offers daily zazen practice.
   http://www.dharmazen.com/

» 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/

» 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.urbandharma.org/kusalaorg/

» 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/

» 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/

» 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, cllig
   http://www.zenshuji.org/

» 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 provides facilities for individual and group retreats.
   http://www.jikoji.org/

» 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/

» 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/

» 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

» Muir Beach: Goat-in-the-Road
   Offers practice in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition.
   http://www.goatintheroad.org/

» 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/

» North Fork: Empty Nest Zen Sangha
   Offers Sunday services and dharma talks, and periodic sesshins in the Soto tradition.
   http://emptynestzendo.org/

» Northridge : Beginner's Mind Zen Center
   Offers weekly Soto Zen practice. Affiliated with the San Francisco Zen Center.
   http://www.northridgezencenter.org/

» 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
   http://www.bayzen.org

» 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/

» 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

» Riverside Ch'an Meditation Group
   Affiliate of the Ch'an Meditation Center and Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association.
   http://www.riversidechan.org/

» San Diego: Hidden Valley Zen Center
   Offers daily zazen practice. Uses Rinzai forms. Loosely affiliated with the Rochester Zen Center.
   http://www.hvzc.org/

» 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/

» 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/

» 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/

» 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/

» 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

» Santa Monica Zen Center
   Weekly zazen, dharma talks and Bukido. Provides information about their programs.
   http://www.smzen.org/

» 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/

» 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/

» 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.org/ggf/

» 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

» 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 sp
   http://www.vallejozencenter.org/

» Warner Springs: Ordinary Dharma
   Sitting group in the Thich Nhat Hanh lineage.
   http://www.manzanitavillage.org