Jing Shui Temple

Jing Shui Temple
http://www.masterfofu.org
47810 Warm Springs Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94539
408-614-6432
jingshuitemple@gmail.com 

Jing Shui Temple is a Buddhist Temple established through the compassionate vow of the Venerable Buddhist Master Fo Fu. Its main purpose is to provide a platform for the public and local communities to study and practice Buddhism, improve your physical, emotional, and spiritual well being. Through education and service, we want to enable people to relax, better handle the stress of everyday life, and live happier and healthier lives.

We provide a variety of education and services, including the following:

• Dharma teaching
• Advanced meditation, Highest Yoga/Atiyoga
• Tibetan Tantra Jin-Gang Gong  (Vajra/Diamond Cosmic Energy Exercise) 
• Accept the requests for blessing from Buddha for both the living and the dead

The Mahasiddha Center, Berkeley

The Mahasiddha Center
http://www.buddhistyogisberkeley.org/
2328 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA
1-888-826-8729
Info@Ngakpa.org

We practice Tibetan Buddhism with a focus on essential simple practices in the style of the Nyingma tradition's Buddhist Yogis. Founded in 2004 by Pema Khandro, approximately a dozen residents live together at the center. We practice morning meditation and otherwise live normal lives in the vibrant environment of Berkeley.

Buddhist Meditation & Community Night
2nd & 4th Sunday 5pm

Morning Meditation Practice
Monday - Friday 7am-8am

Santa Rosa Shambhala Meditation Center

Santa Rosa Shambhala Meditation Center
http://santarosa.shambhala.org
855 7th Street (Corner of Beaver & 7th Street)
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707 545-4907 
santa.rosa.shambhala@gmail.com

Compassion Fellowship

Compassion Fellowship
P.O. Box 2385
Santa Cruz, CA 96063-2385
www.compassionfellowship.org

Nyingma Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism.

Founded by Tulku Orgyen Zangpo Rinpoche in 2006. Rinpoche was a close student of H.H. Jigme Phunsok for over 15 years, who himself was a teacher of H.H. The Dalai Lama. Rinpoche resides in the Santa Cruz area, and is currently giving on-going teachings on saturdays at various locations. He also gives teachings throughout the greater SF Bay Area. Please see the on-going schedule on our website for dates, times, and location: www.compassionfellowship.org

White Conch Monastery & Dharma Center

White Conch Monastery & Dharma Center
http://www.white-conch.org/

33 Estrella Drive
Santa Rosa, Ca 95403
707-571-0321
CAinfo@white-conch.org

Green Wisdom Light Teachings
with Venerable Domo Geshe Rinpoche

Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center

http://www.sonomashambhala.org
255 W. Napa St.
Sonoma, CA
707-528-8405
vvonders@hotmail.com

Nalandabodhi SF Bay area study group

http://www.nbsfbayarea.org/
nalandabodhisfba@gmail.com
1822 Blake Street
Berkeley CA
(609) 221-9170

Gyuto Vajrayana Center

http://gyutocenter.org/
Gyuto Vajrayana Center
1439 Old Piedmont Road
San Jose, CA 95132

info@gyutocenter.com
(408) 926-9430

In order to preserve the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Center invites highly qualified teachers and provides teachings on Sutra and Tantra. As well as teachings, the Center organizes initiations, empowerments, prayer ceremonies, funeral services, house blessings and purifications. We also reach out not only to the different schools of Tibetan Buddhism but also to Buddhist practitioners of every nationality. The Center intends reaching out into the local neighborhood and offering support to those in need.

Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center

http://gyalwagyatso.org
Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center
1550 La Pradera Drive
Campbell, CA 95008
(408) 866-5056
ggbc@gyalwagyatso.org

We are Tibetan Buddhists in the Gelug lineage. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual inspiration for our organization and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director.

GGBC conducts on-going courses in Buddhist philosophy and practice. We also host special events with authentic teachers in our tradition, including Tibetan lamas, qualified international monks and nuns, experienced Western Dharma students, and specialists in Tibetan arts and medicine.

Ananda Dharma Center

Ananda Dharma Center
http://anandadharma.org
122 North 5th Street,
San Jose, CA 95112

Telephone:
(408) 885-1522


The Vision of Ananda Dharma Center
To create a sound environment in which to learn the authentic, complete science of Buddhism - both Sutra and Tantra - as well as ancient Tibetan healing and medicine (combined with Chinese acupuncture), Indian and Chinese Astrology, and Tibetan language. And, through this environment, to produce awakened practitioners, teachers, philosophers, meditators, social workers, doctors, healers, and astrologers.
All teachings are offered in a warm hearted atmosphere, with the sound basis of the Buddha Dharma, love, compassion, Bodhichitta, and Wisdom.

Bay Area Vajrayana Buddhist Events List

http://bayvajra.info/

An excellent web calendar of Vajrayana-related events in the Bay Area.

Shinnyo-en San Francisco

Shinnyo-en San Francisco
http://www.shinnyoenusa.net
1400 Jefferson Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-346-0209

A lay Buddhist organization serving the needs of Shinnyo-en followers and their communities throughout the Americas. We are directly linked to the dharma stream of our parent temple and its worldwide headquarters located in Tachikawa, Japan.

From Wikipedia:

Shinnyo En is a form of Buddhism established in Japan. It is a sub-school of Vajrayana, which is the esoteric branch of Mahayana Buddhism. There are three major forms of esoteric Buddhism in Japan, including Shingon, Tendai, and Shinnyo En. Shinnyo En is unique in that it has sesshin meditation training, powers of bakku daiju, and is the form of esoteric practice that is open to lay practitioners. Shingon and Tendai teachings are ultimately only available for practice by monks, whereas Shinnyo En practice is open to all.

True Buddha Vijaya Temple

True Buddha Vijaya Temple
http://www.vijayatemple.org/english/english%20frameset.htm
3440 Foothill Blvd. Oakland CA. 94601
Tel: (510)532-9888 Fax: (510)536-7363
Email：vijaya_8@vijayatemple.org

The temple is open from Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm For general praying

Every Sunday Morning at 10am group practice (Guru yoga) followed by a dharma talk.
Every Sunday at 1pm, we hold a Bardo deliverance ceremony.

Every Tues, Thursday & Sat at 7:30pm: group practice (Four Preliminaries).

Every Wednesday at 8pm: English Buddhist lectures.

Every Friday at 8pm: we chant the Vijaya Buddha mother mantra.

Every Saturday at 2pm: Kung Fu classes.

Monday: closed

Sakya Dechen Ling

Sakya Dechen Ling
http://www.sakyadechenling.org/
2980 College Avenue, Suite #6,
Berkeley, CA. 94705

email: dharma@sakyadechenling.org

Sakya Dechen Ling is the home of Her Eminence Jetsun Kushok's teachings. See the web site for details of monthly teachings, yearly retreats and other events.

Purple Lotus Buddhist School

Purple Lotus Buddhist School
http://www.purplelotus.org
33615 9th St
Union City, CA 94587
Phone: (510) 429-8808
Email: school@purplelotus.org

Purple Lotus Temple

Purple Lotus Temple
http://www.purplelotus.org
636 San Mateo Ave,
San Bruno, CA 94066
Tel: (650)952-9513, (650)583-6495

Silicon Valley Shambhala Meditation Center

Silicon Valley Shambhala Meditation Center
http://siliconvalley.shambhala.org/
2483 Old Middlefield Way suite 110
Mountain View, CA 94043
Tel. 650 265 7185
Email: request-info@siliconvalleyshambhala.org

Sunday Open House program offers a friendly introduction to meditation, Shambhala Buddhist teachings and our community. This program is open to anyone, free of charge or by donation.

10:00 – 10:30 Tea: Connect with others who share your curiosity and interest.

10:30 – 11:30 Meditation Instruction and Practice: Introductory meditation instruction is available at 10:30.

11:30 – 12:00 Talk and Discussion: Introductory teachings are presented either as dharma talks and discussion or reading and discussion. When dharma talks are presented, the Open House usually concludes at about 12:15 pm.

Kagyu Droden Kunchab

Kagyu Droden Kunchab
Center for the Study and Practice of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
1892 Fell Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
415.752.5454

http://www.kdk.org/

The Chenrezig, Mahakala, Ngôndro and Green Tara pujas are open to all students, and the texts are available at the center, but you must have the appropriate initiation to attend the Bernachen and Chod pujas.

See web site for schedule.

Diamond Way Buddhist Center

Diamond Way Buddhist Center
http://www.diamondway.org/sf
110 Merced Ave
San Francisco, CA 94127
SanFrancisco@diamondway.org
415 661-6030

Introductory meetings Mondays at 7:30 pm

The Diamond Way Buddhist Center San Francisco belongs to the Karma Kagyu Lineage, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. This lineage transmits the teachings of Diamond Way (Vajrayana) Buddhism. The Diamond Way is the crown jewel of the Buddha's teachings, it employs methods of total identification with enlightenment for quickest results.

The Diamond Way Buddhist Center San Francisco is one of a worldwide network of Buddhist Centers, founded by Lama Ole Nydahl according to the wishes of the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa. They are now under the spiritual guidance of the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje. They developed through a grassroots movement of lay people and most of the centers consists of people and families living together, working full-time jobs and incorporating Diamond Way teachings and meditation into their daily lives. Members share responsibility for guiding meditations, in answering questions and giving explanations about Buddhism; their work is unpaid and based on idealism and friendship.

Alameda Aro Meditation Group

Meditation group with Naljorpa Ögyen Dorje and Ngakma Zér-mé Dri´mèd
http://arobuddhism.org/
Most Monday evenings, 7:30-9 pm
Vulture’s Nest
Alameda, CA, US
bay-area-queries@arobuddhism.org

"We meet most Mondays 7:30-9 pm to practice silent sitting meditation, yogic song, and for introductory teachings on Buddhism. We celebrate Tsog on the last Monday of each month, which usually ends closer to 10pm. Please check this schedule to confirm practice dates; please email for directions."

"Aro is a Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist tradition whose unusual characteristics make it singularly appropriate for many Westerners. Aro is principally concerned with transforming our experience of everyday being, rather than achieving an esoteric or spiritualised mode of existence. Our aim is to engender cheerful courage, perceptive consideration, sincere determination, natural gallantry, graciousness, creativity, and spaciousness.

The Aro teachings descend from a lineage of enlightened women – beginning with Yeshé Tsogyel. She was the female Tantric Buddha, who—together with Padmasambhava—founded the Nyingma tradition of Buddhism. Aro is a small family lineage within that tradition – founded by the female visionary Lama Aro Lingma in 1909."