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Gyuto Vajrayana Center - http://www.gyutocenter.org/
A center in San Jose in the Gelugpa tradition under the direction of Gen Thupten Donyo. Schedule of events, teaching, regular practices, and contact information. |
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Nyingma In The West - http://www.nyingma.org/
The Nyingma Centers were founded by Head Lama Tarthang Tulku, an incarnate master within the Nyingma tradition. Nyingma, the oldest school of Tibetan Buddhism, traces its unbroken lineage through the centuries to the founder of Tibetan Buddhism, Padmasambhava (8th Century). Berkeley, California. |
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Thubten Dhargye Ling - http://www.tdling.com/
A center for the study of Tibeten Buddhism and Culture. Long Beach, CA. |
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Berkley: Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center - http://www.odiyan.org/
Established in 1975 by Tarthang Tulku, a master of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Odiyan is a creative working environment dedicated to the preservation and transmission of the Buddhist teachings. |
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Vajrapani Institute - http://www.vajrapani.org/
Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Center located in Boulder Creek, California. |
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Soquel: Land of Medicine Buddha - http://www.medicinebuddha.org/
Non-profit retreat center gives courses in qigong, yoga, Buddhist teachings. Lama Thubten Yeshe, founder. |
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Tse Chen Ling Center, San Francisco, California - http://www.tsechenling.org
Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies (FPMT) in San Francisco, Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, Resident Teacher. Schedule of teachings, classes, and practice. Contact information. |
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Nyingma Institute Homepage - http://www.nyingmainstitute.com/
Located in the Berkeley hills overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay, the Nyingma Institute offers Buddhist education for our time. This unique and many-faceted approach blends meditation practice, study of traditional Buddhist subjects, and Dharma work to bring the Buddha's teachings into daily life. |
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Orgyen Dorje Den - http://www.orgyendorjeden.org/
A center affiliated with Yeshe Nyingpo dedicated to the study and practice of Buddhism in the Nyingma tradition. Founded by Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche. Schedule of practice and special event, and contact information. |
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Chico Dharma Study Group - http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dsantina/
Site has pages with study materials including The Tree of Enlightenment - An Introduction to the Major Traditions of Buddhism. Also present is a calendar of sittings and events for the group. |
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The Path of Liberation Teachings - http://www.compassionbuddha.org/
Started in 1994, Land of Compassion Buddha is a Tibetan Buddhist center, within the Gelugpa lineage; directed by Geshe Lobsang Tsephel, it is located in Rowland Heights, California. |
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Junction City: Chagdud Gonpa Foundation - http://www.snowcrest.net/chagdud/
An international Nyingma Buddhist organization, founded by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche. Includes a history of the Foundation, and a directory of affiliated centers. |
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Kagyu Droden Kunchab - http://www.kdk.org/
Kagyu Droden Kunchab Center of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in San Francisco. |
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Corallitos: Vajrayana Foundation - http://www.vajrayana.org/
A center of teaching and practice in the Dudjom lineage of the Nyingmapa. |
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San Francisco: Dharma Fellowship of His Holiness Gyalwa Karmapa - http://www.dharmafellowship.org
American Buddhist Community in the tradition of the Kagyu Order of Tibet. Includes teaching schedules, essays, and teachings. |
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BodhiPath Buddhist Centers - http://www.bodhipath-west.org
Offer meditation practice, classes and retreats taught by teachers in the Kagyu lineage. Includes teachers' gallery, and event schedules. |
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Ewam Choden Tibetan Buddhist Center - http://www.ewamchoden.org/
Established to provide an opportunity for the practice and study of Tibetan religion and culture. The basic meaning of Ewam is the integration of method and wisdom, compassion and voidness. Choden simply means "possessing the dharma". We feel that the union of compassion and wisdom is especially relevant for this age. Located in Kensington, CA. |
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Mother Tara Sakya Center - http://taraling.org/
Teaching schedule and contact information. |
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Gomede USA - Leggett - http://www.gomdeusa.org/
The Retreat Center of the Chokling Tersar Foundation in North America. Schedule of events with online registration, location and travel directions, contact information. |
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Ati Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center - http://www.atiling.org
The Bay Area chapter of Chagdud Gonpa Foundation. List of events, contact information, biographies of their teacher, Jigme Tromge Rinpoche. |
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Berkeley: Shambhala Meditation Center - http://www.shambhala.org/centers/berkeley/
Part of an international community of meditation centers led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Includes event schedule and membership details. |
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Diamond Way Buddhism in Los Angeles - http://www.diamondway.org/la
Diamond Way Buddhist web site of Los Angeles represents the centers founded by Lama Ole Nydahl which are under the spiritual guidance of the 17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje. We are the lay practitioners meditating in the Karma Kagyu tradition of the Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. |
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Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center - http://www.gyalwagyatso.org/
A registered non-profit organization located in San Jose, California associated with the FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition). Contains teaching and event schedule, news items, contact information, and directions. |
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Berkeley: Dzogchen Community West Coast - http://www.dzogchencommunitywest.org
Dzogchen practitioners inspired by teaching of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. Includes teachings, event schedule, and a discussion forum. |
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San Francisco Diamondway Buddhist Center - http://www.diamondway.org/sf/
Diamond Way Buddhist Center in San Francisco is part of a worldwide network of Buddhist centers in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. |
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San Francisco: Tsa Tsa Studio - Center for Tibetan Sacred Art - http://www.tsatsastudio.org/
A center devoted to the education and promulgation of tsa tsas and other forms of sacred art. Includes a catalog and event schedule. |
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Mahamudra Meditation Center - http://www.mahamudracenter.org
Established in Petaluma, California in 1991 to facilitate the instruction, study and practice Mahamudra under the guidance of a leading Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. |
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Lion's Roar Mandala Dharma Center - http://lionsroarmandala.org
Located in Sacramento, the center teaches Integral Dharma - a western form of Tibetan Buddhism in the tradition of the Dalai Lama. It was founded by Geshe Lama Lobsang Gyatso and is directed by Lama Steve Walker. Schedule, description of classes, contact information. |
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Karma Mahasiddha Ling - http://www.rinpoche.com/centers/kml.html
Idyllwild Dharma Center. |
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Oakland: Sakya Dechen Ling - http://www.sakyadechenling.org/
East Bay meditation and retreat center founded by Jetsun Kusho Chime Luding. Information on events, classes, teachers, and projects. |