List of Buddhist temples in the United States
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This is a list of Buddhist temples, monasteries, stupas, and pagodas in the United States sorted by location.
Arizona
Arizona Buddhist Temple, Phoenix
California
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery, Redwood Valley
Beginner's Mind Temple, San Francisco
Berkeley Zen Center, Berkeley
City Of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Talmage
Deer Park Monastery, Escondido
Fresno Buddhist Temple (Mrauk Oo Dhamma)
Green Gulch Farm, Muir Beach
Hartford Street Zen Center, San Francisco
Hazy Moon Zen Center, Los Angeles
Hsi Lai Temple, Hacienda Heights
Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
Metta Forest Monastery, Valley Center
Mount Baldy Zen Center, Mount San Antonio
Pao Fa Temple, Irvine
Pacific Zen Institute, Santa Rosa
San Fran Dhammaram Temple, San Francisco
San Francisco Zen Center, San Francisco
Senshin Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles
Shasta Abbey, Mount Shasta
Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, Santa Rosa
Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Carmel Valley
Walnut Grove Buddhist Church, Walnut Grove
Wat Buddhanusorn, Fremont
Wat Mongkolratanaram, Berkeley
Yokoji Zen Mountain Center, near Idyllwild
Zen Center of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Zenshuji Soto Mission, Los Angeles
Bát Nhã Temple, Santa Ana, California
Bảo Quang Temple, Santa Ana, California
Điều Ngự Temple, Westminster, California
Huệ Quang Temple, Westminster, California
Đức Viên Temple, San Jose, California
Quan Âm Temple, Garden Grove, California
Khánh Hỷ Temple, Garden Grove, California
Colorado
Chöying Dzong, Nyingma Buddhist temple, and Yeshe Khorlo Retreat Center, Crestone
Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, Drala Mountain Center, Red Feather Lakes
Longchen Jigme Samten Ling, Nyingma Buddhist Temple, Crestone
Longmont Buddhist Temple, Longmont
Phuntsok Choling, Nyingma Buddhist Temple, Ward
Tri-State Denver Buddhist Temple, Denver
Wat Buddhapunyaram, Tai Lü Buddhist Temple, Brighton
Connecticut
Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut, Middletown
Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace, Redding
Florida
Guang Ming Temple, Orlando
Wat Florida Dhammaram, Kissimmee
Wat Mongkolratanaram, Tampa
Georgia
Atlanta Soto Zen Center, Atlanta
Hawaii
Broken Ridge Buddhist Temple, Honolulu
Byodo-In Temple, Kaneohe
Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission, Honalo
Daihonzan Chozen-ji, Kalihi Valley, Oahu
Hawaii Shingon Mission, Honolulu
Lāhainā Jodo Mission, Lahaina
Wood Valley Temple, Pahala
Chân Không Monastery, Honolulu, Hawaii
Long Sơn Thanh Nguyên Monastery, Kunia, Hawaii
Linh Sơn Temple, Wahiawa, Hawaii
Illinois
Buddhist Temple of Chicago, Chicago
Chicago Zen Center, Evanston
Daiyuzenji, Chicago
Midwest Buddhist Temple, Chicago
Kentucky
Furnace Mountain, Stanton
The Contemplative Garden, Louisville
Louisiana
Chua Bo De, New Orleans
New Orleans Zen Temple, New Orleans
Wat Buddhasamakeevanaram, Bossier City
Maryland
Kunzang Palyul Choling, Poolesville
Massachusetts
Boundless Way Zen, Worcester
Cambridge Zen Center, Cambridge
Glory Buddhist Temple, Lowell
New England Peace Pagoda, Leverett
Tsegyalgar East, Conway
Valley Zendo, Charlemont
Wat Boston Buddha Vararam, Bedford
Wat Nawamintararachutis, Raynham
Michigan
Lake Superior Zendo, Marquette
Minnesota
Dharma Field Zen Center, Minneapolis
Minnesota Buddhist Vihara, Minneapolis
Minnesota Zen Center, Minneapolis
Mississippi
Magnolia Grove Monastery, Batesville
Missouri
Dinh Quang Buddhist Temple, Springfield
Fo Guang Shan St. Louis Buddhist Center, Bridgeton
Light of Dhamma Burmese Buddhist Monastery, Kansas City
Mid-America Buddhist Association, Augusta
Missouri Buddhist Meditation Center, Hazelwood
Pho Hien Temple, Kansas City
Quan Am Temple - Kansas City, Kansas City
Rime Buddhist Center, Kansas City
Temple Buddhist Center, Kansas City
Tu Bi Temple, Kansas City
Wat Buddhamanee Rattanaram, Arnold
Wat Buddha Samagkeedham Temple, St. Louis
Wat Phrasriratanaram, Florissant
Vo Luong Quang Temple, St. Louis
Montana
Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
Nebraska
Linh Quang Buddhist Center, Lincoln
Nevada
Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha, Las Vegas
New Jersey
Empty Cloud Monastery, West Orange
Seabrook Buddhist Temple, Upper Deerfield Township
So Shim Sa Zen Center, Plainfield
New Mexico
Hokoji Zendo, Arroyo Seco
Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab, Santa Fe
Upaya Institute and Zen Center, Santa Fe
Zuni Mountain Stupa, Grants
New York
Blue Cliff Monastery, Pine Bush
Chapin Mill Buddhist Retreat Center, Batavia
Chogye International Zen Center, New York
Chuang Yen Monastery, Kent
Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji, Livingston Manor
Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, Woodstock
Mahamevnawa Buddhist Meditation Center of New York, Staten Island
New York Buddhist Church, Manhattan
New York Mahayana Temple, Leeds
New York Zendo Shobo-Ji, Manhattan
Palden Padma Samye Ling, Sidney Center
Rochester Zen Center, Rochester
Shi Yan Ming, New York
Vajiradhammapadip Temple, Centereach and Mount Vernon
Village Zendo, New York
Zen Center of Syracuse, Syracuse
Zen Mountain Monastery, Mount Tremper
North Carolina
Wat Carolina Buddhajakra Vanaram, Bolivia
Ohio
The Buddhist Temple of Toledo, Toledo
Cleveland Buddhist Temple, Shaker Heights
Cleveland Buddhist Vihara & Meditation Center, Akron
Oregon
Great Vow Zen Monastery, Clatskanie
Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple, Ontario
Oregon Buddhist Temple, Portland
Pennsylvania
Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Chùa Bồ Đề, South Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, Allison Park
Preah Buddha Rangsey Temple, Philadelphia
Wat Khmer Palelai Monastery, Philadelphia
Wat Padhammaratana, Monroeville
Zen Center of Pittsburgh, Deep Spring Temple, Sewickley
Rhode Island
Providence Zen Center, Cumberland
Texas
American Bodhi Center, Waller County
Chua Buu Mon, Port Arthur
Chua Linh-Son Buddhist Temple, Austin
Jade Buddha Temple, Houston
Maria Kannon Zen Center, Dallas
Wat Buddhananachat of Austin, Del Valle
Vietnamm Buddhist Center - Trung Tâm Phật Giáo Chùa Việt Nam, Houston, Texas
Utah
Honeyville Buddhist Temple, Honeyville
Kanzeon Zen Center, Salt Lake City
Ogden Buddhist Church, Ogden
Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, Salt Lake City
Virginia
Ekoji Buddhist Temple, Fairfax Station
Wat Pasantidhamma, Carrollton
Washington
Buddhangkura Buddhist Temple, Thai Theravadan lineage, Olympia
Chua Lien Hoa, Vietnamese Rinzai Zen lineage Olympia
Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Temple, Seattle
Ground Zero for Nonviolent Action Peace Pagoda, Bremerton
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