Zen: places to practise

Chan and Zen: awakening through sitting, direct pointing and the teacher–student encounter, more than through scripture. 41 places in 8 countries.

Zen in the app

Schools and lineages

United States

Blue Cliff Monastery Monastery · Pine Bush, New York · Plum Village
Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji Monastery · Livingston Manor, New York · Rinzai Zen
Deer Park Monastery Monastery · Escondido, California · Plum Village
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center Retreat centre · Muir Beach, California · Sōtō Zen · upcoming events
Magnolia Grove Monastery Monastery · Batesville, Mississippi · Plum Village · upcoming events
Mountain Cloud Zen Center Retreat centre · Santa Fe, New Mexico · Zen · upcoming events
Rochester Zen Center Temple · Rochester, New York · Zen
San Francisco Zen Center Study centre · San Francisco · Sōtō Zen · upcoming events
Sanshin Zen Community Temple · Bloomington, Indiana · Sōtō Zen
Shasta Abbey Monastery · Mount Shasta, California · Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, Sōtō Zen
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Monastery · Carmel Valley, California · Sōtō Zen · upcoming events
Upaya Institute and Zen Center Retreat centre · Santa Fe, New Mexico · Zen
Zen Center of Los Angeles Temple · Los Angeles · Sōtō Zen
Zen Center of Syracuse Temple · Syracuse, New York · Rinzai Zen
Zen Mountain Monastery Monastery · Mount Tremper, New York · Zen

United Kingdom

Dragon Bell Temple Temple · Shillingford St George, Devon · Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, Sōtō Zen
Great Ocean Dharma Refuge Temple · Felindre Farchog, Pembrokeshire · Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, Sōtō Zen
London Zen Centre (Kwan Um) Centre · London · Zen
Maenllwyd Retreat Centre (Western Chan Fellowship) Retreat centre · Rhayader, Powys · Zen · upcoming events
Norwich Zen Buddhist Priory Temple · Norwich, Norfolk · Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, Sōtō Zen
Plum Village UK sanghas Organisation · Plum Village
Portobello Buddhist Priory Temple · Portobello, Edinburgh · Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, Sōtō Zen
Telford Buddhist Priory Temple · Telford, Shropshire · Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, Sōtō Zen
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey Monastery · Carrshield, Northumberland · Sōtō Zen · upcoming events
Turning Wheel Buddhist Temple Temple · Leicester · Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, Sōtō Zen
Zenways Centre · London · Rinzai Zen

Japan

Antai-ji Temple Monastery · Shin'onsen, Hyōgo · Sōtō Zen
Daitoku-ji Temple Monastery · Kyoto · Rinzai Zen
Eihei-ji Temple Monastery · Eiheiji, Fukui · Sōtō Zen
Engaku-ji Temple Monastery · Kamakura · Rinzai Zen
Myōshin-ji Temple Monastery · Kyoto · Rinzai Zen
Sōji-ji Temple Monastery · Yokohama · Sōtō Zen

France

Maison de l'Inspir Monastery · Villeneuve-sur-Bellot · Plum Village
Plum Village (France) Monastery · Saint-Avit-Sénieur, Dordogne · Plum Village
Plum Village Monastery Monastery · Thénac, Dordogne · Plum Village

People's Republic of China

Bailin Temple Temple · Zhaoxian, Hebei · Zen
Nanhua Temple Pilgrimage site · Shaoguan, Guangdong · Zen
Shaolin Monastery Pilgrimage site · Dengfeng, Henan · Zen

Germany

European Institute of Applied Buddhism Monastery · Waldbröl · Plum Village

Thailand

Thai Plum Village Monastery · Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima · Plum Village

Vietnam

Từ Hiếu pogoda Temple · Huế · Plum Village, Zen

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