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Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii

Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii is a religious organization in Honolulu belonging to the Jodo Shinshu sect of Mahayana Buddhism. It represents 37 temples spread throughout the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Oahu and Kauai. It is affiliated with the head temple Ryukoku-zan Hongwanji located in Kyoto, Japan.

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Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition

Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, based in Portland, Ore., is an international, nonprofit organization founded by Lama Thubten Yeshe, a Tibetan Buddhist monk. The foundation is devoted to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service. Some of its affiliated projects include monasteries and […]

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Bodhi Monastery

Bodhi Monastery is a monastery in Lafayette, N.J., based on the teachings of Master Yin–Shun, a foremost Chinese modern scholar and monk. The monastery promotes the study and practice of Buddhism as a whole, with a special focus on Pali Buddhism and the early Mahayana tradition.

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Jinwol Y.H. Lee

Jinwol Y.H. Lee, a Buddhist monk and Zen master, teaches Buddhist meditation and culture as chair professor of the department of Seon studies and director of the Institute of Seon at Dongguk University, Gyeongju, in South Korea. He belongs to the Jogye order of Korean Buddhism, the major traditional Mahayana Buddhism in Korea.

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