Nichiren Buddhist International Center, based in Hayward, Calif., is a U.S. headquarters for the Nichiren Shu Buddhist order. The worldwide headquarters is in Tokyo, Japan. The website offers a global directory for temples around the world.

Metta Forest Monastery is a meditation monastery in Valley Center, Calif., in the lineage of the Thai Forest Tradition. Their dhamma teachings and more information about Buddhism, meditation and the Thai Forest Tradition can be found at dhammatalks.org.

Maida Center of Buddhism in Berkley, Calif., is designed for the study and enhancement of Shin Buddhism in the U.S.

David R. Loy is a professor, writer and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism based in Boulder, Colo.

Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara was established by the Sri Lanka America Buddha Dharma Society to provide dharma service and to promote the Theravada Buddhist tradition. It was the first Sri Lankan Theravada temple in the Los Angeles area.

Judy Lief is a Buddhist teacher who trained under Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. She has been a teacher and practitioner for over 35 years, and she continues to teach throughout the world. Lief is known for offering insights and practices stemming from the Buddhist tradition as a support for ordinary people facing the […]

Noah Levine is a Buddhist teacher based in Los Angeles and author of the books Dharma Punx: A Memoir and Against the Stream. He is the founding teacher of Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, with two centers in Los Angeles and more than 20 affiliated groups around North America. As a counselor known for […]

Tetsuden Kashima is a Professor of American ethnic studies and and an adjunct professor in the department of sociology at the University of Washington. He is the author of Buddhism in America: The Social Organization of an Ethnic Religious Institution. His research interests include World War II American and Canadian internment camps, Asian-American sociology and […]

Karuna Buddhist Vihara is a Theravada monastery founded in Mountain View, Calif. The monastery is formally incorporated as a nonprofit Buddhist church in the state of California.