Alberta
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Akshobya Buddhist
Meditation Centre
Calgary, Alberta T2N 0H3 Canada
Contact: Darren Flach
Tel: (403) 283-5191
Email: info@meditationalberta.org
Web site: www.meditationalberta.org
Tradition: Tibetan, New Kadampa Tradition
Affiliation: Chandrakirti Meditation Centre - Toronto
Spiritual Director: Kelsang Gyatso
Teacher: Kelsang Phuntsog
Alberta Buddhist
Vihara Association
12412-39 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T6J 0N2
Tel: (780) 434-4778
Email: info@abva.org
Web site: www.abva.org
Tradition: Theravada, Sri Lankan
Teachers: Ven. Madawela Punnaji, Ven. Madawala Seelawimala,
Ven. Henepola Gunaratane, Ven. Dedunupitye Upananda
Contact: Dr. Mahendra
Wijayasinghe
Alberta Vipassana
Foundation
Tradition: Sayagyi U Ba Khin as taught by S.N. Goenka
Web site: www.dhamma.org
Amitabha Buddhist Centre
Edmonton, AlbertaT6G0T9
Contact: Carl Loeffelmann
Tel: (780) 412-1006
Email: edmonton@meditationalberta.org
Web site: www.meditationalberta.org
Tradition: Tibetan, New Kadampa Tradition
Spiritual Director: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Teacher: Gen Kelsang Phuntsog
Avatamsaka Monastery
1009 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0K8
Canada
Tel: (403) 234-0644
Email: avatamsaka@drba.org
Web site: www.avatamsaka.ca
Founder: Ven. Master Hsuan Hua
Tradition: Mahayana, Ch'an (Zen)
Affiliation: Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
Affliate's website: www.drba.org
Buddhist Center
Calgary
Contact: Chris and Susan Bixby
10823 Brae Place, S.W.Calgary, Alberta T2W 1E4
Tel/Fax: (403) 255 8423
Email: Calgary@diamondway-center.org
Web site www.diamondway.org/calgary/diamond.html
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu
Affiliation: Diamond Way Buddhism
Founder: Lama Ole Nydahl
Buddhist Center Edmonton
c/o Mike Freeland and BJ Tumanut
- 403, 10314-82nd Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T6E 1Z8
Tel: (780) 4555488
Email: Edmonton@diamondway-center.org
Web site: www.diamondway.org/edmonton
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu
Affiliation: Diamond Way Buddhism
Founder: Lama Ole Nydahl
Buddhist
Federation of Alberta
3611 Forestry Avenue, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3L5
Tel: (403) 380-4076
Web site: www.telusplanet.net/public/honpa
Tradition: Jodo Shinshu
Contact: Reverand Yasuo Izumi
Calgary
Buddhist Temple
207 6th Street, NE Calgary, Alberta T2E 3Y1
Tel:
(403) 263-5123, Fax: (403) 243-6143
Email: info@calgary-buddhist.ab.ca
Web site: www.calgary-buddhist.ab.ca
Abbot: Rev. Kyojo Ikuta
Resident Sensei: M Hayashi
Affiliation:
Nishi Hongwanji, Kyoto, Japan
Contact: Rocky R. Oishi, (403) 281-1203 (evenings)
Calgary Soto Zen
c/o Murray McGillivray
602-15 St. N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2N 2A9
Contact person: Tim Sampson
Telephone: 220-5451
Email: info@calgarysotozen.org
Web site: www.calgarysotozen.org
Tradition: Soto Zen
Facilitators: Tim Sampson, Murray McGillivray
Comments:
Meditation Monday and Wednesday a.m. at 8:00 during University of Calgary
Fall and Winter terms (i.e. September to April) in room 317A MacEwan Hall,
University of Calgary; Meditation Monday evening at 7:00 year round in the
same room. See our Web site for further activities and schedule changes.
Calgary
Theravada Meditation Group
3212-6th Street, SW Calgary, Alberta T2S 2M3
Tel: (403) 243-3433
Email: johannes@cadvision.com
Tradition: Theravada
Contact: Shirley Johannesen
Coaldale Buddhist
Church
2013 18th Street, Coaldale, Alberta, T1M 1E9
Tel: (403) 345-3657
Web site: www.telusplanet.net/public/honpa
Teacher: Reverand Yasuo Izumi
President: Mutt Tsukishima
Tel:(403) 345-6118
Tradition: Pure Land/Jodo Shinshu
Community
of Mindful Living - Bow Valley Sangha
518 2nd Street, Canmore, Alberta T1W 2K5
Tel: (403) 678-2034
Email: andrmary@telusplanet.net
Tradition: Vietnamese, Zen
Lineage: Thich Naht Hanh
Contact: Ms Mary Dumka
Dynamic
Insight Meditation & Study Group
Location: Redwood Meadows, Alberta
Tel:
(403) 949-3858
Email: mmcalver@telusplanet.net
Patron: Ven. Piyadassi Thera
Tradition: Theravada, Vipassana
Teacher: Mechele Calvert
Edmonton Buddhist Meditation Group
Edmonton, AB T6H 2G5
Tel: (587) 784-0480
Email: info@serenereflections.ca
Web site: http://www.serenereflections.ca
Tradition: Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, Soto Zen
Founder: Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett
Affiliation: Shasta Abbey
Edmonton
Buddhist Research Institute
Truc Lam Monastery (Meditation Center)
11328 - 97 St. Edmonton, Alberta T5G 1X4
Tel: (780) 471-1093, Fax: (780)
479-3993
Email: truclam@sprint.ca
Director: Ven. Thich Thien Tam
Tradition: Pure Land/Zen (Vietnamese)
Contact:
(Thay) Hoa 780-471-4185 or 471-1093
Edmonton Shambhala
Centre
10110 124th Street, #207 Edmonton, AB T5N 1P6
Tel: (403) 482-7378
Email: fjohns@gdc-online.com
Founder: Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyü lineage
Spiritual Director: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Edmonton Shin
Buddhist Dojo
10155 - 89 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6H 1P8
Tel: (403) 462-8281, Fax: (403) 461-7422
Spiritual Director: Rev. Frerich Louis Ulrich
Tradition: Shin, Pure Land
Contact: Rev. F. Ulrich (evenings)
Gaden Samten
Ling Tibetan Buddhist Society
11403 101 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5G 2A9
Tel: (780) 479-0014
Email: info@gadensamtenling.org
Web site: www.gadensamtenling.org
Founder: Geshe Ngawang Kaldan
Resident Teacher: Kushok Lobsang Dhamchoe
I.B.P.S. Edmonton
10232 103 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J OY8
Tel: (780) 424-9744, Fax: (780) 424-9745
Emails: ibpsedm@interbaun.com or ibpsedm@fgs.org.tw
Tradition: Mahayana, Humanistic Buddhism
Affiliation: Fo Guang Shan
Spiritual Director: Ven. Master Hsing Yun
Institute
of Buddhist Learning and Practice
2811 Center Street
North Calgary, Alberta
Spiritual Director: His Eminence Khejok Rinpoche
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelugpa
International
Buddhist Friends Association (IBFA)
9904 - 106 Street T5K 1C4 Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1C4
Tel: (780)
424-2231, 424-2760
Fax: (780) 424-8520, 424-5650; Toll-free: 1-800-815-1116
Email: skha@aung.com or draung@aung.com
Web site: www.aung.com/ibfa.asp
Lay Teacher: Dr. Steven KH Aung
Affiliation: World Fellowship of Buddhists
Khmer-Canadian
Buddhist Cultural Centre
7011 Ogden Road SE, Calgary, Alberta T2C-1B5
Tel: (403) 235-5415
Email: khmerview@cambodianview.com
Web site: www.cambodianview.com
Tradition: Theravada
Spiritual Director: Ven.Preah Krou Vipassana Keo Hong, Ven.Vodano Sophan
Lethbridge
Buddhist Church
1303 13th St. N Lethbridge, Alberta T1H 3A4
Tel: (403) 327-5918, Fax: (403) 380-4076
Web site: www.telusplanet.net/public/honpa
Teacher: Reverand Yasuo Izumi
President: Dr. Akira Ichikawa; (403) 327-1668.
Tradition: Pure Land, Jodo Shinshu
Lethbridge
Honpa Buddhist Temple
3611 Forestry Avenue, Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3L5
Tel: Church: (403) 328-7909; Alberta Federation: (403) 380-4076
Email: honpa@telusplanet.net
Teacher: Reverand Yasuo Izumi
Contact: Sylvia Oishi Tel: 328-5849
Email: tmhanna@telusplanet.net.
Tradition: Mahayana Pure Land / Jodo Shinshu
Web site: www.telusplanet.net/public/honpa
Lotus Seeds
Buddhist Community Society
11445 - 124 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5M 0K4
Tel/Fax: (780) 440-4371
Teacher: Ven. Master So Huai at SoHuai@aol.com
Email: English speakers: Rita.Ferguson@ualberta.ca
Spiritual Head and Resident Master: Venerable Master So Huai
Tradition: Western Pureland, Mahayana, Amitabha
Contacts: Ven. Master So Huai (780) 440-4371
Ken Gan, (780) 461-3222; Rita Ferguson, (780) 439-6163
Marpa
Gompa Changchup Ling
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Contact: Rikdzin Khandro
Tel: (403) 240-9836
Web site: www.marpa-gompa.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu
Affiliation: Kampo Gangra Drubgyud Ling (Toronto)
Spiritual Director: Vajra Acharya Lama Karma Thinley Rinpoche
Teacher: Jetsun Rikdzin Khandro
Meditation
& Yoga Center of Calgary
2028 - 33 Avenue, S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2T 1X4
Tel: (403) 251-9642, Fax: (403) 243-9697
Email: four_dharma@hotmail.com
Web site: www.yogameditationcentercalgary.ca
Tradition: Theravada
Affiliation: Bhavana Monastery
Patron:Ven. Bhante Gunaratana
Spiritual Director: Barbara Ross
Mui
Kwok Buddhist Temple
11036 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, T5H 2K9
Tel: (403) 424-7566, Fax: (403) 426-4477
Tradition: Mahayana (Chinese)
Abbot: Ven. Sik Wu De
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Myanmar
Buddhist Temple
69 Martin Valley Road N.E, Calgary Alberta T3J4L9
Contact: Tom Khin Maung Yin (President), Si Si Win (Treasurer)
Tel: (403)568-7205, Fax: (403) 568-5533
Email: calgarymbt@shaw.ca
Web site: members.shaw.ca/calgarymbt
Tradition: Theravada and Vipassana meditation
Spiritual Director: Chanmyay Sayadaw
Teacher: Resident Sayadaw U Kitti Dhaja
Novayana House
10139-72 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6A 2W2
Teacher: Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche
Tradtion: Tibetan
Contacts: Blaine Holmes (403) 469-0268
or Bob Sinclair (403) 438-3574
Pai
Yuin Tang Buddhist Congregation
117-28th Avenue, NE Calgary, Alberta T2E
2A9
Tel: (403) 250-9282, Fax: (403) 250-7840
Tradition: Mahayana, True
Buddha School
Contact: Stephen Chok, (403) 230-7427, (403) 280-5917
Pitaka
Society
Edmonton, Alberta
Email: chandevg@hotmail.com
Tradition: Theravada, Sri Lankan
Lay Teacher: Chandev Goonewardana
Ratchathamviriyaram
Buddhist Temple
7248-25 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2C 1A1
Tel: (403)
279-9155
Tradition: Theravada, Thai (Dhammayutti)
Raymond Buddhist
Church
35 Broadway South, PO Box 286, Raymond, Alberta, TOK 2S0
Tel: (403) 752-3081
Web site: www.telusplanet.net/public/honpa
Teacher: Reverand Yasuo Izumi
President: S. Nishimura: (403) 752-3081
Tradition: Pure Land, Jodo Shinshu
Rosemary Buddhist Temple
P.O. Box 214 Rosemary, Alberta T0J 2W0
Tel: (403) 378-4911
Tradition: Mahayana, Shin Buddhism
Affiliation: Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha
Saleum
Parommala (Laotian Buddhist Society)
9127 - 76 Street, Edmonton, Alberta
T5R 0A5
Tel: (403) 469-8498
Tradition: Theravada
Contact: Mr. Phadount Kakul-Phimp (President)
SGI Canada
Calgary Community Centre
1819 10th Ave. S.W. Calgary, Alberta T3C 0K2
Tel: (403) 244-3855
Email: calgary@sgicanada.org
Web site: www.sgicanada.org
Tradition: Mahayana, Soka Gakkai
SGI
Canada Edmonton Community Centre
- 200 10711-107 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5H 0W6
Tel: (403) 423-2813
Email: edmonton@sgicanada.org
Web site: www.sgicanada.org
Tradition: Mahayana, Soka Gakkai
Sri Lankan Buddhist Society of Calgary
Tel: (403) 271-9787, Fax: 278-5199
Web site: www.slbscalgary.org
Tradtion: Theravada
Contact: Lal Perera
Affiliation: International Buddhist Foundation of Canada
Taber Buddhist
Church
2454 Park Road, Taber, Alberta T1G 2E4
Tel: (403) 223-3230, Fax: 345-6545
Web site: www.telusplanet.net/public/honpa
Teacher: Reverand Yasuo Izumi
President: George Nakatsuru
Tel:(403) 381-9184.
Tradition: Pure Land, Jodo Shinshu
Thrangu Tashi
Choling
(Karma Tashi Ling)
10762 82nd Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2A8
Tel: (403) 482-6288, 463-1751 or 463-2242
Spiritual Head: Thrangu Rinpoche
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyu
Chairman: Usha Singh
Contact: Andrew Mitchell
