Robert Sharf is the D. H. Chen distinguished professor of Buddhist studies in the Department of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the chair of the Center for Buddhist Studies at Berkley. He also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the International Association of […]

San Francisco Zen Center was established in the 1960s by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, author of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, and his American students. The center aims to make the Soto Zen tradition accessible. It is one of the largest Buddhist sanghas outside Asia, with three practice places, including the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center – the first Zen […]

Rissho Kosei-kai International of North America, located in Los Angeles, is the Rissho Kosei-kai’s regional center for North America. Originally founded in Japan in 1938, Rissho Kosei-ka shared teachings in the United States about 50 years ago. The website offers a directory for dharma centers in the U.S. and worldwide.

William Powell is an emeritus professor of Chinese religions and Buddhist studies in the department of East Asian languages and cultural studies and the department of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was trained in the philological methods of Buddhist studies. His work focuses on the relationship between Chinese Buddhism, pilgrimage […]

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.

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.

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 […]