Buddhism
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- Los Angeles: Zenshuji Soto Zen Mission
- The first Soto Zen Temple established in North America, in 1922. North American Headquarters of Sotoshu and a direct branch of Eiheiji and Sojiji, the two head temples in Japan. Offers zazen meditation, Buddist studies, tea ceremony, taiko drumming, clligraphy, Japanese dance,and ikibana. Kid's School and other community events.
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- Los Gatos: Jikoji Zen Retreat Center
- Soto Zen temple and retreat center located one hour south of San Francisco, California in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Offer workshops and provides facilities for individual and group retreats.
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- Mt. Baldy Zen Center
- Mt. Baldy Zen Center is the main training facility of Rinzai-ji Inc. which was founded by Joshu Sasaki Roshi. It offers formal practice during the two training periods and less formal practice during the spring and fall.
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- National City: Sweetwater Zen Center
- A residential Soto Zen center in San Diego county. Practices in the lineage of Bernie Tetsugen Glassman Roshi and Taizan Maezumi Roshi.
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- North Fork: Empty Nest Zen Sangha
- Offers Sunday services and dharma talks, and periodic sesshins in the Soto tradition.
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- Ojai: Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple
- A meditation retreat center affiliated with the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, a monastic and lay order in the Soto Zen tradition.
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- Riverside Ch'an Meditation Group
- Affiliate of the Ch'an Meditation Center and Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association.
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- San Diego: Hidden Valley Zen Center
- Offers daily zazen practice. Uses Rinzai forms. Loosely affiliated with the Rochester Zen Center.
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- San Diego: Hsi Fang Temple
- Chinese Ch'an Buddhist temple, founded by the Venerable Master Hsing Yun. Offers regular services for both its English and Chinese speaking sanghas.
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- San Francisco Zen Center
- With information City Center, Tassajara, and Green Gulch Zen Centers. Founded by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind).
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- San Rafael: Dharma Eye Zen Center and The Old Fig Zendo
- Zen Meditation Community with senior dharma teacher Myogen Steve Stucky, offering zazen, dharma talks, classes, and retreats.
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- San Rafael: Mountain Source Sangha
- Soto Zen group under the direction of Taigen Dan Leighton, dharma heir in the lineage of Suzuki Roshi.
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- Santa Rosa: Pacific Zen Institute
- Formerly known as the California Diamond Sangha. Offers complete Zen practice in the Harada-Yasutani lineage.
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- Sausalito: Green Gulch Farm Zen Center (Green Dragon Temple), (Soryu-ji)
- Part of the San Francisco Zen Center, Soto lineage. Offers a residency program and an extensive schedule of retreats.
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- Chandler: Desert Lotus Zen Sangha
- Affiliated with the Pacific Zen Institute, Harada-Yasutani lineage, and with the Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and Unitarian Universalist Buddhist Fellowship. Offers regular zazen, monthly zazenkai, and periodic retreats.