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ACIWEST is a branch of Asian Classics Institute, providing teachings and practice events concerning the Buddhist teaching courses and meditation modules provided by Asian Classics Institute, as taught by Geshe Michael Roach, here in the San Francisco Bay area. Students can attend either Tuesdays or Fridays. This ten-class series will conclude on June 29, 2001.
Course 2: Buddhist Refuge, Level 1 of The Perfection of Wisdom (Prajna Paramita)
TUESDAY SERIES BEGINS: April 24, 2001, 7:30PM - 9:00PM
FRIDAY SERIES BEGINS: April 27, 2001, 7:30 - 9:00PM
Place: 1906 Ashland Way, San Jose
Cost: FreeThis Course is based upon The Ornament of Realizations (Abhisamaya Alamkara) of Maitreya and Master Asanga (350 AD), with a monastic commentary by Master Kedrup Tenpa Dargye (1493-1568). Topics include: what is the perfection of wisdom, what is refuge, the objects of refuge, the reasons for taking Buddhist refuge, the qualities of a Buddha, the different types of bodhichitta, what is nirvana, the divisions of nirvana, five different proofs that emptiness is the ultimate nature of reality, and the five paths which lead to full enlightenment.
Students have the opportunity to do the Tibetan language track. All material, including audio, is available for those attending. Students should plan on attending 9 out of 10 sessions.
Vajrapani Institute is a beautiful retreat center located in Boulder Creek, California with a rich and varied program of events. A sampling of current and upcoming offerings includes: ACI course on past lives, Nyung Ne retreat, Karma and Emptiness teachings, Intro to Tantra weekend, weekend teachings on Emptiness, and Buddhism 101. Visit the website for full details.
Vajrayana Foundation presents teachings and retreats in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism throughout the year. From January to March, the Foundation presents its annual "shedra," or College of Buddhist Studies, taught by the Venerable Lama Tharchin Rinpoche and several other Nyingma lamas. Rinpoche also makes available a monthly video series of teachings.TOP
Click here for the Vajrayana Foundation schedule.
Click here to visit the Monthly Video Series website.
Ewan Choden Tibetan Buddhist Center is a Sakya tradition dharma center lead by Lama Kunga Rinpoche. Ongoing teachings and activites at the center include meditation practice, dharma teachings, empowerments, and language classesTOP
Click here for more information about Ewam Choden.
Kagyu Droden Kunchab Palo Alto Dharma Study Group
All are welcome. Initiation not required, and texts are available for use at puja. Lama Jinpa, an American Kagyu lama, attends 2-3 times per month and gives a brief teaching and answers questions after the practice. Click here to order the puja text commentary from Amazon.
Time: Fridays at 8PMKDK's main center in San Francisco offers daily meditation as well as language classes, Dharma teachings, and empowerments.
Place: 2350 Oberlin, Palo Alto
Cost: Voluntary donation for Lama Jinpa, at your discretion.For more information: Call Doris or Ron at (415) 856-6332 or send an email.
Click here to visit the KDK website.
For your information, the Geshe Roach Heart Sutra teachings done at Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California, are now available in electronic format (MP3, documents) from the following site:
This listing is a representative sample of local Dharma centers.
Please feel free to contact us to request including your center.
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Tse Chen Ling Center for Buddhist Studies
4 Joost Avenue
San Francisco, California 94131
(415) 3398002
Click here to visit the website.
Land of Medicine Buddha
A Center for Healing and Developing a Good Heart
5800 Prescott Road
Soquel, California 95073
Phone: 831-462 8383
Fax: 831-462-8380
Click here to visit the website.
Tsa Tsa Studio
Center for Tibetan Sacred Art
1466 San Bruno Avenue
San Francisco, California
(415) 863-0130 Toll Free (877) OM AH HUM
Click here to visit the website.
Vajrapani Institute Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Center
PO Box 2130, Boulder Creek
California 95006-2130
Phone: (831) 338 6654
Fax: (831) 338-3666
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TIBETAN BUDDHIST CENTERS AND STUDY GROUPS
ACIWEST
Asian Classics Institute California Branch for Buddhist Studies and Practices
(408) 866-8956
Click here to visit the website.
Chokling Tersar Foundation
Rangjung Yeshe Gomde
66000 Drive Through Tree Road
Leggett, California
1-707-782-0602
Click here to visit the website.
Ewam Choden Tibetan Buddhist Center
254 Cambridge Avenue
Kensington, California 94708
(510) 527-7363
Click here to visit the website.Heart Teachings
Lama Tharchin Rinpoche Heart Teachings Monthly Video Series
Friends of Lama Tharchin Rinpoche
P.O. Box 1356
Aptos California 95001
(831) 480-5943
Click here to visit the website.Kagyu Droden Kunchab
Center for the Study and Practice of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
1892 Fell Street
San Francisco, California 94918
Study groups in Palo Alto, Marin, Sacramento, and Arcata.
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LamRim.com Tibetan Buddhist Internet Radio
Click here to visit the website.Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Berkeley, California 94709
(510) 843-6812
Click here to visit the website.
Palo Alto Karma Kagyu Study Group
P.O. Box 60793
Palo Alto, California 94306
(650) 967-1399
Click here to visit the website.
RIGPA Centers
Berkeley, California (510) 644-1858
San Francisco, California Tel: (415) 392-2055
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San Francisco Buddhist Center
37 Bartlett Street
San Francisco, California 94110
(415) 282-2018
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Shambhala Center-San Francisco
1630 Taraval Street
San Francisco, California 94116
415-731-4426
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Shambhala Center-Berkeley
2288 Fulton Street
Berkeley, California 94704
510-841-3242
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Vajrayana Foundation
2013 Eureka Canyon Road
Corralitos, CA 95076
Phone:(831) 761-6266
Fax: (831) 761-6284
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ZEN CENTERS
Berkeley Zen Center
1931 Russell Street
Berkeley, California 94703
510-845-2403
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Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
1601 Shoreline Highway
Sausalito, California 94965
Tel. 415-383-3134 Fax 415-383-3128
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Jikoji Zen Retreat Center
12100 Skyline Blvd
Los Gatos, California 95030
(408) 741-9562
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Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center
292 College Avenue
Mountain View, California 94040
(650) 903-1935
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San Francisco Zen Center
City Center
300 Page Street
San Francisco, California 94102
Tel.(415) 863-3136 Fax(415) 431-9220
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Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
39171 Tassajara Road
Carmel Valley, California 93924
(415) 863-3136
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THERAVADA/VIPASSANA CENTERS
Insight Meditation Center of the Midpeninsula
Palo Alto, California
Click here to visit the website.
Sati Center for Buddhist Studies
P.O. Box 2021
Santa Cruz, California 95063-2021
Frequent teachings in Palo Alto
415/646-0530
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Spirit Rock Meditation Center
5000 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Woodacre, California
415-488-0164
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