BUDDHACHANNEL SANGHA AND BUDDHIST CENTERS USA

Buddhist Communities in the United States

Centers, temples, monasteries, sanghas, retreats, and practice places.

Buddhist communities in the United States today form one of the richest spiritual networks in the world. From Japanese temples in Hawaii to Tibetan centers in Colorado, from Theravada monasteries in California to Zen sanghas in New York, thousands of practitioners perpetuate the Buddha's teachings across the entire American territory.

Here is a list of 100 communities that are most structured and open to editorial partnerships.

Buddhist Churches of America (BCA) Network

The Buddhist Churches of America network includes over 60 temples in the United States.

California (selection)

• Berkeley Buddhist Temple – Berkeley, California
• Alameda Buddhist Temple – Alameda, California
• Buddhist Church of San Francisco – San Francisco
• Buddhist Church of Oakland – Oakland
• Palo Alto Buddhist Temple – Palo Alto
• Mountain View Buddhist Temple – Mountain View
• San Mateo Buddhist Temple – San Mateo
• San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin – San Jose
• Buddhist Temple of Marin – Mill Valley
• Southern Alameda Buddhist Church – Union City
• Buddhist Fellowship of Concord – Concord
• Buddhist Church of Sacramento – Sacramento
• Buddhist Church of Stockton – Stockton
• Fresno Buddhist Temple – Fresno
• Buddhist Church of Lodi – Lodi
• Placer Buddhist Church – Penryn
• Reedley Buddhist Church – Reedley
• Buddhist Church of Marysville – Marysville
• Buddhist Church of Florin – Sacramento
• Visalia Buddhist Temple – Visalia
• Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple – Seaside
• Buddhist Temple of Salinas – Salinas
• Watsonville Buddhist Temple – Watsonville
• Oxnard Buddhist Temple – Oxnard
• Guadalupe Buddhist Temple – Guadalupe
• San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church – San Luis Obispo
• Buddhist Church of Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara
• Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple – Los Angeles
• Senshin Buddhist Temple – Los Angeles
• West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple – Los Angeles
• Orange County Buddhist Church – Anaheim
• Gardena Buddhist Church – Gardena
• Pasadena Buddhist Temple – Pasadena
• Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple – Culver City
• San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Temple – Pacoima
• Buddhist Temple of San Diego – San Diego
• Vista Buddhist Temple – Vista

West Coast and Northwest

• Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple – Seattle
• Tacoma Buddhist Temple – Tacoma
• White River Buddhist Temple – Auburn
• Spokane Buddhist Church – Spokane
• Yakima Buddhist Church – Wapato
• Oregon Buddhist Temple – Portland
• Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple – Ontario (Oregon)

Central and Eastern States

• Midwest Buddhist Temple – Chicago
• New York Buddhist Church – New York
• Ekoji Buddhist Temple – Fairfax Station (Virginia)
• Seabrook Buddhist Temple – Bridgeton (New Jersey)
• Cleveland Buddhist Temple – Ohio
• Twin Cities Buddhist Sangha – Minnesota

FPMT Tibetan Centers

The international Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition network has numerous American centers.

• Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center – Campbell, California
• Land of Medicine Buddha – Soquel, California
• Land of Calm Abiding – Cambria, California
• Tara Home – Soquel, California
• Maitripa College – Portland, Oregon
• Milarepa Center – Barnet, Vermont
• Guhyasamaja Center – Virginia
• Pamtingpa Center – Washington State
• Land of Compassion and Wisdom – Austin, Texas
• Machig Labdron Study Group – Vermont

Won Buddhism USA

• Won Buddhism Headquarters USA – Claverack, New York
• Won Buddhism Manhattan – New York City
• Won Buddhism New York – Flushing
• Won Buddhism Washington – Rockville, Maryland
• Won Buddhism Philadelphia – Glenside, Pennsylvania
• Won Buddhism Richmond – Virginia
• Won Buddhism Atlanta – Georgia
• Won Buddhism Boston – Watertown
• Won Buddhism Chicago – Illinois
• Won Buddhism Colorado – Aurora
• Won Buddhism Houston – Texas
• Won Buddhism Austin – Texas
• Won Buddhism Los Angeles
• Won Buddhism Orange County
• Won Buddhism San Diego
• Won Buddhism San Francisco Bay Area
• Won Buddhism Silicon Valley
• Won Meditation Center – Lake Elsinore
• Won Buddhism Hawaii
• International Retreat Center of Hawaii
• Won Buddhism Miami
• Won Buddhism North Carolina
• Raleigh Won Meditation Center
• Won Buddhism New Jersey

Zen — Order of Buddhist Contemplatives

• Berkeley Buddhist Priory – California
• Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple – California
• Redding Zen Buddhist Priory – California
• Eugene Buddhist Priory – Oregon
• Portland Buddhist Priory – Oregon
• Columbia Zen Buddhist Priory – South Carolina

Major Independent American Buddhist Communities

• San Francisco Zen Center
• Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
• Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
• Zen Mountain Monastery
• Blue Cliff Monastery
• Deer Park Monastery
• Spirit Rock Meditation Center
• Insight Meditation Society
• Bhavana Society
• City of Ten Thousand Buddhas

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These centers are among the most influential Buddhist communities in the United States and are often open to media partnerships, conference dissemination, event announcements, and content exchanges.