Name
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Description
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Location
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Amaravati Upasika Association
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Much of the content is related
to the Theravadan Forest Sangha tradition since I find this a very satisfying
approach to Buddhism with excellent teachers and great integrity. |
UK |
| Angulimala |
The Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy
Organisation. |
UK |
| Aukana Trust |
A registered Buddhist charity
organisation |
Wiltshire UK
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Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
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It is dedicated to bringing
together teachers, students, scholars and practitioners who are committed to
exploring Buddhist thought and practice. |
Barre MA , USA
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Bhavana Society |
Bhávaná Society,
established in Washington DC, in 1982, is dedicated to the practice of
Theravadan Buddhist meditation. |
High View WV, USA
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Buddha's Light Universal Welfare
Society |
BLUWS is a non-sectarian,
non-political and non-profit organization aiming at Education, World Peace,
Unity and Prosperity for all - irrespective of race, religion, creed and sex.
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Bangladesh. |
| Buddhist Peace
Fellowship Bangladesh |
Committed to teaching of the
Buddha-Dhamma and to progressive social work among our extremely poor people.
|
Bangladesh |
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Buddhist
Center of Dallas |
It is the culmination of the
Buddhist community within Texas and around the United States pooling their
resources together to build a temple. |
Dallas TX. |
| Buddhist
Cultural Center |
Writing, translating,
publishing, and offering meditation courses. |
Sri Lanka |
| The
Buddhist Instruction Ministry |
It is dedicated to promoting
and teaching fundamental Buddhism based on interpretations of the Pali Canon.
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Atlanta, Georgia,
USA |
| Buddhist
Missionary Society Malaysia |
A Theravada Buddhist Society.
Offers free literature and dhamma. |
Malaysia |
| Buddhist Pitaka
Society |
Dedicated to the study of the
discourses in the Pali Canon. |
Edmonton/Toronto
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| The Buddhist Society of Queensland
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P. O. Box 536, Toowong QLD
4066, AUSTRALIA: The primary purpose is to foster the knowledge and the
practice of the teachings of the Buddha in Queensland. |
Australia |
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Buddhist Society of Western
Australia |
The Society has established
Bodhinyana Monasteryin Serpentine, 60 km south of Perth, and supports the
monastic community living there. |
Nollamara, WA,
Australia |
| Buddhist Society UK |
Founded in 1924 by Christmas
Humphreys, the Buddhist Society is one of the oldest Buddhist societies in
Europe. |
UK |
| Buddhist Spectrum
Study Group |
- Based upon Buddhist purity
in the Theravadin Tradition |
Canada |
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Buddhist Study Association of
Greater New York |
Source of information about
various Buddhist traditions, Buddhist centers, etc. |
W Orange, NJ. USA
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Buddhist Wisdom Centre |
It is the publisher of the
Vipassana Tribune, a semi-annually newsletter for the yogic community. |
Selangor,
Malaysia. |
| Buddhistische
Gesellschaft München |
Offers info about events,
public lectures, seminars, help projects (in German ) |
Germany |
| Buddhistische Haus
Frohnau |
One of the oldest surviving
Buddhist centres in Germany, now acquired by the German Dhammaduta Society of
Sri Lanka in 1957 |
Germany |
| Centro Mexicano del Buddhismo
Theravada A. C. (CMBT) |
The objectives of CMBT include
offering the teachings of Theravada Buddhism, both theory and practice, in
Mexico and other Latin-American countries. CMBT also runs the Theravada
monastery Dhamma Vihara. |
Mexico |
| Chieng Mai Dhamma Study Group
|
This web site replaces the
Chieng Mai Dhamma Study Group's annual English-language anthology (translated
from the Thai Ariya Dhamma series) in order to provide a much more
comprehensive and easily accessible set of resources. |
Chiang Mai,
Thailand. |
| Council of Thai Bikkhus in USA |
Provides list of Thai temples
in U.S., articles, projects, and bulletin boards. (In Thai) |
USA |
| Dhammakaya
Foundation |
Offers teaching and retreats at
branches worldwide. Maintains Wat Phra Dhammkaya, a residential center of
monks, novices, and laypeople. |
Thailand |
| Dhammayut
Order in the USA |
(In Thai) |
USA |
| East Midlands Buddhist Association |
The East Midland Buddhist
Association was established in April 1987 by a group of lay Buddhist
practitioners in the Midlands, under the guidance and direction of Ven Kassapa,
a Buddhist monk |
UK |
| Friends of Dhamma |
Czech Theravada group in Prague
in Thai forest tradition in the lineage of Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Sumedho. |
Czech |
| Gaia House |
Gaia House offers Insight
Meditation (known as Vipassana in the Buddhist tradition) and Zen Retreats
throughout the year. The Centre provides comprehensive Dharma teachings and
spiritual practices to realize wisdom and compassion in daily life. |
UK. |
| Khmer-Buddhist
Educational Assistance Project (KEAP) |
The honorary founding patron
of KEAP is Most Venerable Maha Ghosananda, the spiritual leader of Cambodian
Buddhism. |
Cambodia |
| Kushinagar.com
|
About Kusinara, the place where
the Buddha entered Parinibbana. |
India |
| Mahamandal Welfare
Organization |
A welfare organization for the
benefit of Buddhists in Bangladesh. |
Bangladesh |
| Mahindarama Sunday Pali School
|
The Sunday Pali School offers
Dhamma Lessons, medical and social services. |
Penang, Malaysia
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| Metta Foundation |
It is the mission of the Metta
Foundation to foster the convergence of wisdom born of traditional meditative
stillness and compassion born of human encounter. |
USA |
| Mid-America Dharma Group |
Mid America Dharma is a
non-profit organization dedicated to making the practice of vipassana or
Insight Meditation available to others in the central region of the United
States. |
Kansas City MO,
USA |
| Nepal Bauddha
Pariyatti Shiksha |
Dedicated to establish the
learning of Theravada throughout Nepal. |
Nepal |
| Ottawa Buddhist
Society |
Focuses primarily on Buddhist
teachings in the Theravada tradition. |
Ottawa, Canada
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| Oxford University Buddhist Society
|
The Oxford University Buddhist
Society aims to satisfy anyone with a little tingle of interest in Buddhism.
They are not attached to any particular school of Buddhism, but seek to provide
stimulating talks and discussions on all aspects of Buddhism and Buddhist
thought. |
Oxford, UK |
| Panna Youth Centre, Singapore |
Objectives: To train
Buddhist Youths to do extensive propagation of the Buddha-Dhamma, and to
establish ourselves as a learning centre for teenagers and young adults in the
near future
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Singapore |
| Samatha Trust,
|
The Samatha meditation
techique has its roots in the Thai Theravadin tradition, and was introduced to
England in 1962 by a Thai meditation teacher. The Samatha Trust was formed in
1973. |
UK |
| Sati Center for Buddhist Studies . |
The Sati Center for Buddhist
Studies supports the study of Buddhist teachings. Their perspective balances
scholarly inquiry with serious meditation practice. |
Palo Alto CA,USA
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| Seattle Insight Meditation Society
|
The Seattle Insight Meditation
Society (SIMS) is a non-profit organization devoted to offering the Buddha's
teachings on insight and awareness to all those who seek them. |
Seattle WA, USA
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| Show Me Dharma |
Show Me Dharma is a non-profit
organization dedicated to making the practice of Insight Meditation available
to Mid-Missouri. |
Mid-Missouri, USA
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| Skillful Meditation Project |
Its purpose is to promote the
study, instruction and practice of meditation in accordance with the tradition
of early Buddhism |
Idyllwild CA.,
USA |
| Suhada Social
Service Foundation |
Provide guidance and
counselling as a national service to those in need of it without any
discrimination and other services |
Sri Lanka |
| Theravada Buddhist Community of
Vancouver |
The TBCV is the only Western
Theravada group in the city. The main teacher is Brian Ruhe and the meditation
practice and study is guided by Ajahn Sona at the Birken Forest Monastery. |
Canada |
| Tovana - The Israel Insight
Society |
Tovana the israel insight
society is a non profit organzation for vipasana meditators. |
Israel |
| Vipassana Metta Foundation |
The Vipassana Metta Foundation
invites you to Maui where they offer the opportunity to develop liberating
insight and loving kindness in silent meditation retreats. |
Maui, HI, USA
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| Vipassana Research Institute |
This web site provides
information on the Vipassana Meditation Technique, as taught by S.N.Goenka in
the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. Vipassana is an universal, scientific
method towards purifying the mind. |
India |
| World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB)
|
The World Fellowship of
Buddhist (WFB) was founded on 25th May B.E. 2493 (1950) in Colombo, Sri Lanka,
by a famous Pali language scholar, Dr. Malalasskera. |
Bangkok, Thailand
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| Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia |
Objectives: To be the national
organisation of all Buddhist youths in Malaysia; To encourage, foster and
develop the practice of the Teachings of the Lord Buddha among youths; etc.
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Malaysia |