AZTA
American Zen Teachers Association
| Please
note that this list currently contains only Zen Centers where AZTA
members teach. These members will of course fulfill the AZTA membership
criteria. There are qualified Zen Teachers that are not AZTA members - teaching at centers not listed here. If you want to practice at a place not listed here, we suggest you investigate whether the Teacher fulfill the AZTA membership criteria. If you are a Zen Teacher from a Center not listed here and does not want to apply for membership of AZTA, then that you fulfill our Membership criteria and we will gladly list you and your center. |
USA Zen Centers by State, sorted by zip:
AK CA CO FL HI IA IL IN KS KY LA MA ME MI MN MS
NC NE NJ NM NY OR PA RI TN TX UT VA VT WA WI
Australia Canada Denmark Mexico
| Center | Address | Center Phone | Web Site | Tradition | Teacher(s) | |
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| Anchorage Zen Center | 1210 F Street Anchorage AK 99501 | 907-278-0878 | www.alaska-zen.org | Soto Zen | Koun Franz | |
| Zen Center of Los Angeles | 923 South Normandie Ave. Los Angeles CA 90006-1301 | (213) 387-2351 | http://www.zencenter.org/ | Soto Zen | Wendy Egyoku Nakao Roshi | |
| Hazy Moon Zen Center | 1651 S. Gramercy Place Los Angeles CA 90019 | (323) 735-7564 | www.hazymoon.com | Soto Zen | William Nyogen Yeo Roshi | |
| Santa Monical Zen Center | 903 14th Street Santa Monica CA 90403 | Soto Zen | Bill Yoshin Jordan Sensei | |||
| Sozenji Buddhist Temple | 3020 W. Beverly Blvd Montebello CA 90640-2215 | Soto Zen | Rev. Shuichi Tom Kurai | |||
| Beginner's Mind Zen Center | 9325 Lasaine Ave Northridge CA 91325 | 818-349-7708 | http://www.beginnersmindzencenter.org | info@beginnersmindzencenter.org | Soto Zen | Peter Schneider |
| Sweet Water Zen Center | 2727 Highland Ave National City CA 91950 | 619-477-0390 | www.swzc.org | Soto Zen | Anne Seisen Saunders Sensei | |
| Manzanita Village | PO Box 67 Warner Springs CA 92068 | 760-782-9223 | www.manzanitavillage.org | Vietnamese | Caitriona Reed | |
| Hidden Valley Zen Center | P. O. Box 1355 San Marcos CA 92079-1355 | 760-591-9893 | www.hvzc.org | Kapleau line | Ven. Mitra Bishop Sensei | |
| Vista Zen Center | 246 Santa Clara Dr. Vista CA 92083 | (760) 724-9541 | Soto Zen | John Jiyu Gage Sensei | ||
| Zen Center of San Diego | 2047 Felspar St San Diego CA 92109 | 858-270-5363 | Soto Zen | Ven.
Elizabeth Yuin Hamilton Ezra Bayda Ven. Charlotte Joko Beck |
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| Three Treasures Zen Community | PO Box 720896 San Diego CA 92129 | 760-745-4249 | www.TTZC.org | Soto Zen | Nicolee Jikyo McMahon Roshi | |
| Zen Mountain Center | PO Box 43 Mountain Center CA 92561 | http://www.zmc.org/ | Soto Zen | Ven. Charles Tenshin Fletcher | ||
| Empty Nest Zendo | 54333 Two Hills Rd North Fork CA 93643 | 559.877.2400 | www.emptynestzendo.org | Soto Zen | Grace Schireson | |
| San
Francisco Zen Center Tassajara Zen Mountain Center |
39171 Tassajara Road Carmel Valley CA 93924 | (415)863-3136 | www.sfzc.org | Soto Zen | Ven.
Jiko Linda Ruth Cutts Rev. Ryushin Paul Haller |
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| Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center | 292 College Ave. Mountain View, CA 94040 | 650 903 1935 | www.kannondo.org | info@kannondo.org | Soto Zen | Les Kaye Roshi |
| Zen Heart Sangha | 188 Martinez Road Woodside CA 94062 | 650-851-0934 | Soto Zen | Misha Shungen Merrill | ||
| San
Francisco Zen Center Beginner's Mind Temple (City Center) |
300 Page St San Francisco CA 94102 | (415)863-3136 | www.sfzc.org | Soto Zen | Rev.
Ryushin Paul Haller Rev. Gigen Victoria Austin Rev. Dairyu Michael Wenger Rev. Soshin Teah Strozer Ven. Zenkei Blanche Hartman Sensei |
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| Mountain Source Sangha | St. James Episcopal 4620 California St San Francisco CA 94118 | (510)649-0663 |
www.mtsource.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton | |
| Deep Streams Zendo | 121 Clement St. San Francisco CA 94118 | 415-487-8742 | www.deepstreams.org | Diamond Sangha | Joseph Bobrow | |
| Hayward Buddhist Center | 27878 Calaroga Ave Hayward CA 94545 | Vietnamese | Ven. Thich Tu’-Lu’c | |||
| Vallejo Zen Center | 607 Branciforte St Vallejo CA 94590 | (707) 649-2480 | www.vallejozencenter.org | Soto Zen | Mary Mocine | |
| Oakland Zendo of the Pacific Zen Institute | 4033 Broadway St Oakland CA 94611 | 510-531-5779 | PacificZen.org | Diamond Sangha | David Weinstein | |
| Bay Zen Center | 315 Alcatraz Ave. Oakland CA 94618 | 510-596-3087 | www.bayzen.org | Soto Zen | Diane Eshin Rizzetto | |
| Berkeley Zen Center | 1931 Russell Street Berkeley CA 94703 | (510) 845-2403 | www.berkeleyzencenter.org | Soto Zen | Abbot
Sojun Mel Weitsman Rev. Hozan Alan Senauke |
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| Empty Gate Zen Center | 2200 Parker Street Berkeley CA 94704 | 510-845-8565 | www.emptygatezen.com/ | Korean Chogye | Bon Soeng Jeffrey Kitzes JDPSN | |
| Berkeley Buddhist Priory | 1358 Marin Ave. Albany CA 94706 | 510-528-2139 | Soto Zen | Rev. Kinrei Bassis | ||
| Dharma Eye Zen Center | 333 Bayview Street San Rafael CA 94901 | www.dharmaeye.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Myogen Steve Stücky | ||
| Mountain Source Sangha | St. Paul's Episcopal Court St. San Rafael CA 94901 | (510)649-0663 |
www.mtsource.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton | |
| Mountain Source Sangha | St. Aidan's Episcopal Brighton Ave Bolinas CA 94924 | (510)649-0663 |
www.mtsource.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton | |
| Peaceful Sea Sangha | 75 Sequoia Rd Fairfax CA 94930-1552 | yogazen.com | Soto Zen | Edward Brown | ||
| Everyday Zen Foundation | 48 Charlotte's Way Muir Beach CA 94965 | www.everydayzen.org | Soto Zen | Abbot. Zoketsu Norman Fischer | ||
| Goat-in-the-Road | 1821 Shoreline Highway Sausalito CA 94965-9726 | Soto Zen | Ven. Yvonne Myo-on Rand | |||
| San
Francisco Zen Center Green Gulch Farm |
1601 Shoreline Hwy Muir Beach CA 94965-9759 | (415)383-3134 | www.sfzc.org | Soto Zen | Ven.
Jiko Linda Ruth Cutts Ven. Tenshin Reb Anderson |
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| Floating Zendo | c/o Donnalynn Chase PO Box 320433 Los Gatos CA 95032 | 408 674 5956 | http://groups.yahoo.com/for floatingzendozazen | Soto Zen | Ms. Angie Boissevain | |
| Santa Cruz Zen Center | 113 School Street Santa Cruz CA 95060 | 831-457-0206 |
sczc.org |
Soto Zen | Ms. Katherine Thanas | |
| Everyday Dharma Zen Center | 113 New Street Santa Cruz CA 95060 | (831) 469-4248 | Everydaydharma.org | Soto Zen | Eiko Joshin Carolyn Atkinson | |
| Genjo-ji | 6367 Sonoma Mtn Rd #2 Santa Rosa CA 95404 | http://www.smzc.net | Soto Zen | Ven. Jakusho Kwong Roshi | ||
| Pacific Zen Institute | PO Box 2346 Santa Rosa CA 95405 | 707-544-0540 | PacificZen.org | Diamond Sangha | Dr. John Tarrant | |
| The Open Source Project | P.O. Box 753 Occidental CA 95465 | www.joansutherland.net | Diamond Sangha | Joan Sutherland Roshi | ||
| Rocks and Clouds Zendo | 618 South Main St. Sebastapol CA 95472 | (707) 824.5647 | rocksandclouds.org | Diamond Sangha | Mr. Daniel Terragno | |
| Stone Creek Zen Center | P O Box 56 Sebastopol CA 95473 | 707-829-9808 | Soto Zen | Rev. Jisho Warner | ||
| Ring of Bone Zendo | P.O. Box 510 North San Juan CA 95960 | Diamond Sangha | Mr. Nelson Foster | |||
| Shasta Abbey | 3724 Summit Drive Mt. Shasta CA 96067-9102 | 530 926-4208 | shastaabbey.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Eko Little | |
| Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center | 292 College Ave. Mountain View, CA 94040 | 650 903 1935 | www.kannondo.org | info@kannondo.org | Soto Zen | Les Kaye Roshi |
| Contra Costa Zen Group | 140 Mayhew, Suite 200 Pleasant Hill CA, X | (707) 649-2480 | www.vallejozencenter.org/cc_group.html | Soto Zen | Mary Mocine | |
| Great Mt. Zen Center | 1110 Sparta Drive Lafayette CO 80026-1127 | 720-890-1800 | www.gmzc.org | Soto Zen | Ven. Gerry Shishin Wick Roshi | |
| Zen Center of Denver | 3101 West 31st Ave. Denver CO 80211 | (303) 455-1500 | zencenterofdenver.org | Kapleau line | Ven. Danan Henry Sensei | |
| New Haven Zen Center | CT | www.newhavenzen.org | Korean Chogye | Ken Kessel | ||
| The Jacksonville Zen Sangha | 2014 Perry Street Jacksonville FL 32207-3445 | www.zensangha.net | Rinzai Zen | Rev. Zenrin Lewis | ||
| Dogen Sangha | 4051 N.W. 22nd St. Coconut Creek FL 33066 | 954-969-0526 | Soto Zen | Jundo James Cohen | ||
| Dharma Friends | P.O. Box 790445 Paia HI 96779 | Vietnamese | Mr. Arnold Kotler | |||
| Honolulu Diamond Sangha -- Palolo Zen Center | 2747 Waiomao Road Honolulu HI 96816 | 808-735-1347 | www.diamondsangha.org | Diamond Sangha | Michael
Kieran Mr. Nelson Foster |
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| Decorah Zen Center | 510 Baker Ave Decorah IA 52101-2215 | (563) 382-9173 | Soto Zen | Ven. Shoken Winecoff | ||
| Cedar Rapids Zen Center | P.O. Box 863 Cedar Rapids IA 52406-0863 | (319) 247-5986 | www.avalon.net/~crzc/ | Soto Zen | Rev. Zuiko Redding | |
| Great Plains Zen Center | P. O. Box 3362 Barrington IL 60011 | 847-274-4793 | http://www.greatplainszen.org | Soto Zen | Susan Myoyu Andersen Roshi | |
| Lakeside Buddha Sangha | PO Box 7067 Evanston IL 60201 | Vietnamese | Mr. Jack Lawlor | |||
| Chicago Zen Center | 2029 Ridge Ave Evanston IL 60201 | www.chicagozen.org | Kapleau line | Sevan Ross | ||
| Udumbara Zen Center | 501 Sherman Evanston IL 60202 | Soto Zen | Sojun Diane Martin | |||
| Zen Community of Oak Park | 163 N. Humphrey Ave. Oak Park IL 60302 | 708-455-1651 | www.zencommunity.org | Soto Zen | Robert Joshin Althouse Sensei | |
| Ancient Dragon Zen Gate | Cenacle Retreat Center 513 W. Fullerton Parkway Chicago IL 60614 | http://ancientdragon.org/ | Soto Zen | Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton | ||
| Prairie Zen Center | 515 S. Prospect Ave Champaign IL 61820-5043 | 217-355-8835 | www.prairiezen.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Elihu Genmyo Smith | |
| Sanshin Zen Community | 1726 S. Olive St. Bloomington IN 47401 | (812)339-2635 | www.sanshinji.org | Soto Zen | Ven. Shohaku Okumura | |
| Kansas Zen Center | 1423 New York Street Lawrence KS 66044 | 785-331-2274 | www.kansaszencenter.org | Korean Chogye | Judy Roitman JDPSN | |
| Furnace Mountain Zen Retreat Center | PO Box 545 Clay City KY 40312 | 606-7234329 | http://www.furnacemountain.org/ |
Korean Chogye | Zen Master Dae Gak | |
| New Orleans Zen Temple | 748 Camp
St New Orleans LA 70130 |
504-525-3533 | www.nozt.org | Soto Zen | Robert Livingston Roshi | |
| Cambridge Zen Center | 199 Auburn Street Cambridge MA 02139 | www.thewisdomofsolitude.com | Korean Chogye | Zen Master Bon Yeon Jane Dobisz JDPSN | ||
| Boundless Way Zen | c/o First Unitarian Society 1326 Washington Street West Newton MA 02466 | 617-527-3203 | http://www.boundlesswayzen.org | Soto Zen | Rev. James Etsujo Ford | |
| Treetop Zen Center | 102 Stillwater Ave. Orono ME 04473 | www.treetopzencenter.org | Soto Zen | Stefano
Mui Barragato sensei Margaret Ne-Eka Barragato |
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| Zen Buddhist Temple | 1214 Packard Rd Ann Arbor MI 48104-3814 | www.zenbuddhisttemple.org | Korean Chogye | Rev. Haju Lundquist | ||
| Wild Fox Zen Monastery | White Bear Township MN 55110 | 651-330-6783 | www.wildfoxzen.org | Soto Zen | Dosho Port | |
| Compassionate Ocean Dharma Center | 3206 Holmes Ave. Minneapolis MN 55408 | 612-825-7658 | www.oceandharma.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Joen Snyder-Oneal | |
| Minnesota Zen Meditation Center | 3343 E. Calhoun Parkway Minneapolis MN 55408 | 612-822-5313 | www.mnzencenter.org | Soto Zen | Zentetsu Tim Burkett | |
| Starkville Zen Dojo | 231 Santa Anita Drive Starkville MS 39759 | 662-263-4754 | www.nozt.org | Soto Zen | Tony Bland | |
| North Carolina Zen Center | 390 Ironwood Rd. Pittsboro NC 27312-6754 | 919-542-7411 | http://www.nczencenter.org/ | Rinzai Zen | Gentei Sandy Stewart Osho | |
| Chapel Hill Zen Center | 5322 Highway 86P. O. Box 16302 Chapel Hill NC 27516 | 919-967-0861 | www.intrex.net/chzg | Soto Zen | Rev. Taitaku Josho Pat Phelan | |
| Charlotte Zen Meditation Society | Charlotte NC | Rev. Teijo Munnich Sensei | ||||
| Great Tree Zen Women's Temple | PO Box 16884 Asheville NC 28816-6884 | 828 582-0438 | http://www.greattreetemple.org/ | Soto Zen | Rev. Teijo Munnich Sensei | |
| Daishinji - Zen Center of Asheville | PO Box 17274 Asheville NC 28816-7274 | 828-253-2314 | http://zcasheville.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Teijo Munnich Sensei | |
| Nebraska Zen Center | 3625 Lafayette Ave Omaha NE 68131-1363 | 402-551-9035 | www.prairiewindzen.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Nonin Chowaney | |
| Morning Star Zendo | 50 Glenwood Ave. 908 Jersey City NJ 07306-4606 | 201-985-1515 | Soto Zen | Fr. Robert Kennedy | ||
| Heart Circle Sangha | 451 Hillcrest Road Ridgewood NJ 07450 | 201-445-1874 | www.heartcirclesangha.org | Soto Zen | Rev. Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts Sensei | |
| Three Treasures Sangha of the Sandias | 878 Camino del Pueblo Bernalillo NM 87004 | 505-867-9222 | www.sandiazendo.com | Sanbo Kyodan | Joan Rieck | |
| Bodhi Manda Zen Center | PO Box 8 Jemez Springs NM 87025 | www.bmzc.org | Rinzai Zen | Jiun Hosen oshso | ||
| Albuquerque Zen Center | 2300 Garfield SE Albuquerque NM 87106 | 505-268-4877 | www.azc.org | Rinzai Zen | Seiju Bob Mammoser | |
| Upaya Zen Center | 1404 Cerro Gordo Rd Santa Fe NM 87501 | (505)-986-8518 | www.upaya.org | Soto Zen | Joan Halifax | |
| Hokoji Zendo | PO Box 489 Arroyo Seco NM 87514 | 505-776-9733 | Soto Zen | Jean Leyshon | ||
| Mountain Gate | HCR 65 Box 78 Ojo Sarco NM 87521 | 505-689-2619 | Kapleau line | Ven. Mitra Bishop Sensei | ||
| Chogye International Zen Center | 445 E 14th Street #2B New York NY 10009 | (212)772-5807 | www.cizny.org | Korean Chogye | Zen
Master Richard Shrobe Ken Kessel |
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| Village Zendo | 588 Broadway, suite 910 New York NY 10012 | 212 340 4656 | http://www.villagezendo.org/ | Soto Zen | Pat Enkyo O'Hara Roshi | |
| The Ordinary Mind Zendo | 272 West 86th Street #8 New York NY 10024 | Soto Zen | Barry Magid | |||
| Zen Mountain Monastery | PO Box 197 S Plank Rd Mt. Tremper NY 12457 | (914) 688-2425 | Soto Zen | Ven.
John Daido Loori Sensei Ven. Geoffry Shugen Arnold Sensei Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei |
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| Zen Center of Syracuse | 266 West Seneca Tnpk Syracuse NY 13207 | 315-492-9773 | www.zencenterofsyracuse.org | Rinzai Zen | Ven Roko Sherry Chayat Osho | |
| Rochester Zen Center | 7 Arnold Pk Rochester NY 14607 | www.rzc.org | Kapleau line | Ven.
Bodhin Kjolhede Sensei Ms. Sunya Kjolhede Sensei |
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| Great Vow Zen Monastery | PO Box 368 Clatskanie OR 97016 | (503) 728-0654 | www.greatvow.org | Soto Zen | Ven.
Chozen Bays Ven. Hogen Bays |
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| Zen Community of Oregon | PO Box 368 Clatskanie OR 97016 | (503) 728-0654 | www.zendust.org | Soto Zen | Ven.
Chozen Bays Ven. Hogen Bays |
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| Portland Buddhist Priory | 3642 SE Milwaukie Ave. Portland OR 97202 | 503 238-1123 | portlandbuddhistpriory.ort www.obcon.org |
Soto Zen | Rev. Meiko Jones | |
| Zen Center of Portland | 2520 NW Uphsur St. Portland OR 97210 | www.zencenterofportland.org | Soto Zen | Laurence (Larry) W. Christensen | ||
| Dharma Rain Zen Center | 2539 SE Madison St Portland OR 97214-3933 | 503-239-4846 | www.Dharma-Rain.Org | Soto Zen | Ven.
Kyogen Carlson Ven. Gyokuko Carlson |
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| Eugene Zendo | 2190 Garfield St. Eugene OR 97405 | (541) 302-4576 | www.eugenezendo.org | Soto Zen</ |