Canada
Meditation centers in Canada.
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PR: 5 | Gaden Samten Ling A Tibetan Buddhism meditation society located in Edmonton, Alberta. http://www.gadensamtenling.org/ |
PR: 5 | Zen Centre Founded in 1970, the Zen Centre of Vancouver provides a supportive place for instruction and practice of Zen Buddhism. http://www.zen.ca/ |
PR: 5 | Birken Forest Monastery A monastic community practicing Theravada Buddhism as originally established by the Buddha Siddhartha Gotama over 25 centuries ago. The retreat center is located 40 km by road south of Kamloops, BC. http://www.birken.ca/ |
PR: 5 | Gold Buddha Monastery Venerable Master Hsuan Hua established this Vancouver monastery in 1984 and still teaches the practice of Mahayana Buddhism. Traditional morning, noon, and evening ceremonies are performed daily. http://www.gbm-online.com |
PR: 5 | Manitoba Buddhist Temple A group of Canadians who follow the Jodo Shinshu "Shin" sect of Buddhism which officially came to Canada in 1905 with the construction, in BC, of the first Buddhist temple in the history of Canada. http://www.manitobabuddhistchurch.org/ |
PR: 5 | Dharma Drum Mountain Located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the Ch'an Meditation Group was founded by Ven. Master Sheng-yen, who has taught Buddhism in the West since 1976. http://www.chan1.org/ |
PR: 5 | Gampo Abbey A Buddhist Monastery in the Shambhala Tradition located in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia on the beautiful and dramatic Cape Breton Island coastline. Ani Pema Chodron is the head spiritual guide at the abbey, an internationally renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher who has written many books, such as The Places that Scare You and The Wisdom of No Escape. http://www.gampoabbey.org/ |
PR: 4 | Dharma Fellowship Hermitage The Dharma Fellowship maintains a Hermitage for meditation and spiritual practice on Denman Island, British Columbia, Canada. The Hermitage hosts events, retreats, teachings, and visiting Lamas year-round. http://www.dharmafellowship.org/hermitage/ |
PR: 4 | Yasodhara Ashram Resting on the shores of Kootenay Lake in British Columbia, Canada, this beautiful place of worship offers year round yoga classes, courses and retreats. http://www.yasodhara.org/ |
PR: 4 | Westcoast Dharma Society A non-profit society and a registered charity. WDS offers eight or ten weekend retreats in the Vancouver area each year with senior Western Dharma teachers. http://www.westcoastdharma.org/ |
PR: 4 | Victoria Zen Centre The Victoria Zen Centre runs weekly Beginners' Zen sessions at the University of Victoria Interfaith Chapel and a variety of different programs and courses. http://www.zenwest.ca/ |
PR: 4 | Kathok Gonpa Kathok Gonpa is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center located in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. This center is affiliated with Tra Ling Monastery in Golok, Tibet, and Kathok Monastery in Amdo, Tibet. http://www.kathokgonpa.ca/ |
PR: 4 | Kagyu Kunkhyab Chuling The North American Seat of Khyabje Kalu Rinpoche with locations in Burnaby, on Saltspring Island, and in Victoria B.C. http://www.kkc.bc.ca/ |
PR: 4 | Nichiren Buddha Hokkeko House Henry Landry is a Life Skills Coach and has a weekly meeting schedule at his Buddha House in the Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, BC. http://www.penlan.com/ |
PR: 4 | Dorje Denma Ling A retreat and conference facility located 30 minutes northwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia. http://www.dorjedenmaling.com/ |
PR: 4 | Vipassana BC An organization based in Vancouver Canada that supports a province-wide community of meditators in the Theravada tradition of Buddhism. http://www.vipassanabc.ca/ |
PR: 4 | The Victoria Buddhist Dharma Centre Founded in 1974 by Geshe Tashi Namgyal and, the centre is affiliated with the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism headed by His Holiness Sakya Trizin whose headquarters is Sakya Centre, in Dehra Dun, India. http://www.island.net/~sakya/ |
PR: 4 | Sherab Chamma Ling While the centers, located in Courtenay, Nanaimo, Gabriola Island and Quadra Island, BC, are in the YungDrung Bön tradition of Buddhism, all races, beliefs, teachers and practitioners are happily welcome. http://www.sherabchammaling.com/ |
PR: 4 | Salt Spring Vipassana Community The simple practice of observing one’s direct experience in this very moment, will gently relax and open your care-full awareness. That's Vipassana! http://www.ssivipassana.org/ |
PR: 4 | Yeshe Khorlo Nyingma Buddhist Centre of Victoria H.E. Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche, one of three main lineage holders of the Pema Lingpa tradition, is the abbot of Gangteng Monastery known in Bhutan. http://www.yeshekhorlo.ca/ |