hand.gif (1869 bytes) Chan Center Affiliates:

The affiliates provide a way to practice with the support of other Chan practitioners and to learn from other practitioners. They also provide information about Chan Center and Dharma Drum Mountain activities, schedules, and publications. If you are thinking of coming to the Center for a retreat, you might want to talk to someone from one of the affiliates about what the experience is like.

images/bullet.gif (1069 bytes) Asia:

Locations Address & Activities Telephone, e-Mail, & Web
Hong Kong Room 205, 2/F BLK B, Alexandra Industrial Building, 23-27 Wing Hong St., Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2865-3110

Fax: 852-2591-4810
email: info@ddmhk.org.hk
Web: http://www.ddmhk.org.hk/

Malaysia Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhism
Information Centre in Malaysia: 

30 Jalan 16/6, 46350 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor DE, Malaysia
Tel: 
603-79600841, 603-77263582
Fax: 

603-7331413, 603-79600842 
e-Mail: kahon@pc.jaring.my
Web: http://www.ddm.org.my/
Singapore

Dharma Drum Library Singapore
No.2 Havelock Road,
#02-17/18/19, Singapore 059763

Tel: 65-6536-0863
Fax: 65-6438-0492
E-Mail:ddrum@singnet.com.sg
Taiwan
Nung Ch'an Monastery:

No. 89, Lane 65, Tayeh Road, Peitou, Taipei

Tel: 02-2893-3161

Fax: 02-2895-8969

 

Dharma Drum Mountain:

No.14-5, Lin 7, Sanchieh Village, Chinshan, Taipei

Tel: 02-2498-7171, 02-2498-7174

Fax: 02-2498-9029

e-Mail: webmaster@ddm.org.tw

Web: http://www.ddm.org.tw

Dharma Drum International Meditation Group:

Activities:

  • Sunday morning from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m.: Mediation sitting sessions. The sessions include both sitting and walking meditation and short Dharma talks or discussions are conducted in English by lay teachers or monks or nuns.
  • English Ch'an (Zen) meditation classes
  • Occasionally there are one-day English language retreats
Tel: 886-02-2896-7607, 886-02-2893-3161, ext. 542

e-Mail: interie@ddm.org.tw or gguangs@ddm.org.tw.

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Country Address &Activities Telephone,e-Mail, & Web
Australia, Melbourne
(Australia-Victoria Branch)
115 Serpells Road Templestowe VIC 3106 Australia Tel: 61-4-2185-0290 and
61-3-9846-8801
email: info@ddm.org.au
Web: http://www.ddm.org.au/
Australia, Sydney Lucy Garden, 413-425 Beamish St. Campsie N.S.W. 2194, Australia Tel: 61-4-1318-5603
Fax: 61-2-9283-3168
email: ddmsidney@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.ddm.org.au/

images/bullet.gif (1069 bytes) Canada:

Location Address Telephone
Toronto
Contact: Qun Feng Yang 

21 Fieldstone Road,

Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada M9C2J5

Tel: (H)416-621-7885,

Fax: 416-621-6391

e-Mail: ddmba_Toronto@yahoo.com
website: http://www.ddmba-toronto.org/

Vancouver
Contact: Zen-wen Hwang 
10800 No.5 Road

Richmond, B.C., Canada V7A4E5

Tel: 604-277-1357

Fax: 604-277-1352

e-Mail: ddmvan@infinet.net

images/bullet.gif (1069 bytes) Europe: 

Country Address & Activities Telephone, e-Mail, & Web
Croatia, Zagreb Dharmaaloka:

Budisticki centar 
Dordiceva 23/IV
Zagreb

 

Teacher: Zarko Andricevic
Contact Person: Karmen Mihalinec 
Activities:

  • Thursdays and Saturdays - chan sitting group, lecture/chanting

  • Courses on Buddhist doctrine and public lectures 

  • Regular chan retreats (one - seven-day)

  • Seminars, publications

Tel/Fax: 00385 1 481 00 74
email: info@dharmaloka.org
web: www.dharmaloka.org
Luxemburg 15, Rue Jean Schaack L-2563 Bonnevoie GD.DE Luxemburg Tel: 352-400080
Poland, Warsaw

Zwiazek Buddystow Czan (Chan Buddhist Union):

Contact: Pawel Rosciszewski, 

              Beata Kazimierska

Activities:

  • Tuesday at 5 p.m.: Meditation
  • Retreats
Tel/Fax: (22) 7275663, GSM 0-601-205602

Tel/Fax: (22) 6208446, (22) 6498670, GSM 0-601-205602

Sweden
Svenska Ch'an Sallskapet (the Swedish Chan society):

Contact: Tomasz Holuj, chairman.

Activities:

  • Regular meditation
  • Occasional retreats
Tel: 46-8-716-9295
Switzerland, Zurich Teacher: Max Kalin (Guo-yun)
Activities: Wednesday 7pm - 10 pm
  • Regular Meditation, courses, retreats
Tel/fax: 411 382 1676
Mobile: 4179 416 8088
e-mail: MaxKalin@chan.ch
web : http://www.chan.ch
United Kingdom
18 Huson Close, London NW3 3JW, England
Tel: 44-171-586-6923
Western Ch'an Fellowship:

24 Woodgate Ave. Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7RU, U.K.

Contact: Simon Child, secretary

Teacher: John Crook

Activities:

  • Several kinds of retreats at Maenllwyd in Wales
e-Mail:

secretary@westernchanfellowship.org,

Web:

http://www.westernchanfellowship.org/

images/bullet.gif (1069 bytes) Mexico

Location Contact & Activities Telephone & e-Mail

Chacala, Nayarit (near Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco)
Mar de Jade, 
Ocean front Retreat Center

Contact: Laura del Valle, MD
Activities: Daily meditation
Regular retreats 
2005 residential period 

Telephone USA: 800-257-0532
Mexico: 01 800- 505-8005 
web site: http://www.mardejade.com/ 
e-mail: info@mardejade.com

images/bullet.gif (1069 bytes) U.S.A.:

New York Address Telephone & e-Mail
USA Headquarters
Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association (DDMBA)
Ch'an Meditation Center:

90-56 Corona Avenue Elmhurst, NY 11373

Tel: 718-592-6593

e-Mail: chancenter@gmail.com

Web: http://www.chancenter.org

Dharma Drum Retreat Center
184 Quannacut Road 

Pine Bush, NY 12566

Tel: 845-744-8114

Fax: 845-744-8483

e-Mail: ddrc@dharmadrumretreat.org

Web: http://www.dharmadrumretreat.org

 
State Address & Activities Telephone, e-Mail, & Web
California
Los Angeles:

Contact: Stanley Kung, Sam Chin, Paul Lin.

1168 San Gabriel Blvd., #R

Rosemead, CA 91770

Activities:

  • The 1st Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m: Da-Bei-Tsan Ceremony
  •  The 2nd and 3rd Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Beginners' Meditation classes
  • The 2nd and 3rd Sunday from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.: Sutra Study / Discussion / Choir
  • The 4th Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.: One-Day Chan Retreat
  • The 1st Tuesday from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.: Chanting of Guanyin Bodhisattva
  • Every Thursday from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.: Evening Sitting Practice
Tel: 626-572-5472

Fax: 562-809-3398

e-Mail: smkung@email.msn.com or paullinddm@aol.com

Web: http://members.aol.com/ddmchan

Riverside:

Contact: Gilbert and Ellen Gutierrez

Activities:

  • Monday from 7 to 9:30 p.m.: Talk, discussion, and meditation.
  • Thursday night: Chi Kung class.
  • Occasional: Beginning meditation class.

Tel: 909-789-6052
Website: http://www.riversidechan.org/

Sacramento
Contact: Janice Tsai
Location:
9196 Campobello St., Elk Grove, CA 95624
Activities: Every other Sunday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Dharma Drum Eight Form Moving Meditation & sitting meditation. Followed by discussion or Shi-Fu’s book study.

Tel: 916-681-2416
e-Mail: ddmbasacra@yahoo.com

Florida
DDMBA Orlando Meditation Group:

Contact: Jin Bowden
Location:
661 Waterscape Way, Orlando, FL 32835

Activities:
Every 3rd Saturday of each month at 9 a.m.: Meditation. Followed by discussion.

Everyone interested in meditation is welcome, regardless of religion, age, background, meditation experience, etc.

Tel: (H)386-322-0524
      (O)321-264-8082
Fax:    386-322-0524
e-Mail: chanperson@earthlink.net
Georgia
Duluth:

Contact: Sophia Chen

4977 Dillards Mill Way 

 Duluth, GA 30096

Tel:(day/night)770-416-0941
Fax: 770-417-5897

e-Mail: era_ricky@msn.com

Illinois
Contact: Belinda Li

1234 N. River Rd

Mount Prospect IL 60056

Tel: (C)773-428-3680
e-Mail: DDMBAchicago@gmail.com

Website: http://www.ddmbachicago.org/

Michigan
Contact: Lina Wu 

1337 Ramblewood Drive

E. Lansing, MI 48823

Tel/Fax: (H)517-351-7077

e-Mail: wulina@pilot.msu.edu

New Jersey Contact: Jun Sheng Lee (Paul)
789 Jersey Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Tel: (732)249-1898

e-Mail: runshenglee@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.ddmba-nj.org/ (in Chinese)

Piscataway:
Contact: Maggie Laffey
Activities:

  • Tuesday 8 to 10 pm, talk/discussion and meditation
Tel: (732)463-1689
e-mail: mfxl@earthlink.net
New York
Long Island:

Buddhist Studies and Practice Group

Stony Brook University

Contact: Sheila Sussman

Activities:

  • weekly sitting and walking meditations
  • 8-form moving Chan and Dharma study
  • Dharma lectures; meditation workshops
  • visits to temples and monasteries
  • participation in educational functions in the wider Long Island community
  • Active member of the Long Island Multi Faith Forum

Meeting:

Tel: 631 849-4118

e-Mail: asriversflow@yahoo.com

Web:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bspg-sbu/

Queens:

Contact: Amy Yoo

Tel: (H)718-461-0385
Rochester:

Contact: Min Wang

170 Maywood Drive

Rochester, NY 14618

Tel/Fax: (H)716-242-9096

(O)716-248-9660

Fax: 716-248-9199

e-Mail: minw@lpa.com

North Carolina
Contact: Hai-Hsiu Yuan 

323 Whitney Lane, 
NC 27713 

Tel: (H)919-450-2668 
(O)919-998-2665
Fax: 919-450-2668, 919-998-7648
e-Mail: ddmbanc@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.ddmbanc.us/

Ohio
Contact: Terrisa Lee 

1537 Renwood Drive 

Wooster, OH 44691

Tel/Fax: (H)330-263-1855

e-Mail: tylee1537@aol.com

Northeast Ohio:
Contact: Jeff Larko 
339 Valley Brook Oval 
Hinckley, OH 44233 

Tel: (H) 330-225-8722 
Email: DDMBA_Ohio@yahoo.com
Texas
Austin:

Contact: Angela Weiy

48-03 Gypsy Cove
Austin, TX7 8727

Tel: (H)512-346-7376

Fax: 512-346-8373

e-Mail: jweiy@Austin.PR.com

Houston:

Contact: Theresa Feng

3407 Shadow Spring Court

Houston, TX 77082

(H)281-589-0718
Dallas/Arlington:

Contact: Patty Yi

2150 E. Pioneer Pkwy #104
Arlington, TX 76010

Tel: 817 265-9661
Fax: 817 274-7067
ddmba_dallas@hotmail.com
Virginia
Contact: Chen-Kuei Hsueh 

1321 Paramore Drive

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

Tel: (H)757-496-2098

(C)757-343-5836

Fax: 757-496-2098

Washington Seattle
Contact:
Winston Chen
14028 Bel-Red Road, Suite 202
Bellevue, WA 98007
Tel: (425)957-4597
E-mail: wwc1211@comcast.net
Website: http://www.ddmbaseattle.org/


hand.gif (1869 bytes) Links to Other Sites:

Association of Dharma Drum Mountain

Bodhi Monastery

The Western Chan Fellowship

The Chung Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies

The National Taiwan University's Information on Buddhism
Australian National University's Buddhist Studies - WWW Virtual Library
Journal of Buddhist Ethics
BuddhaNet
 

 
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