Connecticut

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Buddha Gaia
Stratford, Connecticut, USA
Contact: Jerry Sawyer
E-mail: buddhagaia@bffct.net
URL: http://buddhistfaith.tripod.com/buddhagaia/
Phone (203) 378-8601
Tradition: Independent Shin Buddhism
Affliation: Buddhist Faith Fellowship
Comments: a Shin Buddhist environmental and peace advocacy group, offering practical and achievable proposals based on fundamental Buddhist principles.

Buddha's Wisdom Association
Location: West Hartford, CT
Tel: (860) 232-9278, Fax: (860) 519-5335
Email: info@buddhaswisdom.org
Web site: http://www.buddhaswisdom.org
Contact: Man Li Wu
Tradition: Zen (Chan)
Spiritual Director: Rev. Thich Thien Son

Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut
Mansfield Freeman Center for East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 805 - 2078
Email: amida@bffct.net
Web site: http://www.bffct.net
Tradition: Shin/Pure Land
Affiliation: Independent American Shin
Spiritual Director: G.R. Lewis

Buddhist Group Connecticut
c/o Kashia & Marek Kowolik
69 Village Circle, Naugatuck, CT 06770
Tel: (203) 7295779
Email: Connecticut@diamondway-center.org
Web site: http://www.diamondway.org/connecticut
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu, Diamond Way
Spiritual Director: the 17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje
Director: Lama Ole Nydahl

Buddhism Discussion Group
The Unitarian Church in Westport
10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport CT 06880
Email: rscott271@hotmail.com
Tradition: Non-sectarian

Buddhist Peace Fellowship of Connecticut
Contact: Seth Segall
Email: seth.segall@yale.edu
Web site: http://www.bpfct.org
Tradition: Non-sectarian
Affiliation: National Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Center for Dzogchen Studies
17 Tour Avenue, New Haven, CT 06515
Tel: (203) 387-9992
Web site: http://www.dzogchenstudies.com
Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingma / Kugyu
Affiliation: Longchen Nyingthig Lineage, Kalsang Monastery, Tibet

Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Connecticut
504 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457
Contact: Michelle Kim (Secretary)
Tel: (860) 346-6136
Email: chenrezigsecretary@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.dharma-haven.org/chenrezig
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelugpa
Affiliation: Drepung Loseling Monastery
Spiritual Director: Geshe Khensur Wangdak
Teachers: Geshe Khensur Wangdak and Geshe Lobsang Gonpo

Chester Zen Group
Chester, CT
Contact: Stephen Morrel, M.R.O
Tel: (860) 526-1558
Tradition: Soto/Rinzai Zen
Affiliation: Informally to Mountain and Rivers Order

Community of Mindfulness New London & Bellflower Sangha
Contact: George Chaput
28 Fanning Avenue, Norwich, CT 06360
Tel: (860) 889-0131
Email:george.chaput@snet.net
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
and the Order of Interbeing.
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

The Elm City Dharma Collective
Y.C.Y.C., 39 Putnam Ave
Hamden, CT
Contact person: Tracey Sciarra
Telephone: 203-494-1026
Email: newhavendharmapunx@comcast.net
Web site: http://www.myspace.com/new_haven_dharma_punx
Tradition: Vipassana, Thai Theravadan Tradition
Affiliation: Noah Levine, Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Dharma Punx
Comments: We strive to help give Buddhism and Meditation a strong Western voice, and to integrate Buddhist practice into our every day Western lives; Please join us!

Fairfield County Sangha
Contact:Nanette Greene
Christ & Holy Trinity Church, Church Lane, Westport, CT 06880
Tel: (203) 615-3894
Email: nangreene@sbcglobal.net
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
and the Order of Interbeing.
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Godstow Retreat Center
30 Putnam Park Road, Redding, Connecticut 06896
Contact: Rob Hou - robhou@yahoo.com (718) 858-0049
Tel: (203) 938-2330
Web site: http://www.godstow.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelugpa
Affiliation: Asian Classics Institute
Spiritual Directors: Khen Rinpoche,
Lobsang Tharchin / Geshe Michael Roach

Greater Hartford Sangha
Contact: Bill Williams
34 West Point Terrace, West Hartford CT 06107
Tel: (860) 561-3563
Email:Billwaw@aol.com
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
and the Order of Interbeing.
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Hartford Karma Thegsum Choling
157 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105
Tel: (860) 232-8366
Email: HtfdKTC@aol.com
Web site: http://www.kagyu.org/centers/usa/usa-har.html
Tradition: Tibetan Buddhism; Kagyu Lineage
Affiliation: Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery
Spiritual Director: Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
Contact: Ken Dusyn

Hartford Shambhala Meditation Group
149 Kenyon Street, Hartford, CT 06105

Tel: (860) 571-3766
Email: RandyKap@aol.com
Web site: http://www.shambhala.org/center/hartford
Founder: Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyü lineage
Director: John P. Berman

Hai An Pagoda
255 Cherry Street, New Britain CT 06051
Tel: (860) 612-0077
Email: web@haianpagoda.org
Web site: http://www.haianpagoda.org
Spiritual Director: Ven. Thich Thien Loi
Tradition: Zen/Pure Land; however all traditions welcome
Contact: Bill Chmura or Jennifer Wheeler
Comments: Hai An Pagoda is Vietnamese Buddhist temple. There is a Vietnamese-speaking congregation and a smaller, English-speaking group.

Insight Meditation Community of Fairfield County
Norfield Grange, 12 Goodhill Road
Weston, CT 06883
Contact: Paul Epstein
Email: epsteinmb@aol.com
Phone: 203-722-2358
Teacher: Paul Epstein
Tradition: Insight/Vipassana

Insight Meditation Community of New Haven
Loacation: New Haven, CT
Web site: http://www.newhavenweb.com/insight
Tradition: Insight / Vipassana meditation

Insight Meditation Practice Group of Greater Hartford
Location: West Hartford, CT
Contact: Doris Uzanas
Tel: (860) 570-0179
Tradition: Insight Meditation
Meets every other Tuesday Evening at 7:30 P.M.

The International Buddhist Temple
19 Kinsey Road, New Hartford, CT 06057
Tel: (203) 558-3641
Email: bvaugh@wtbyhosp.org
Contact: Rev Brian Vaugh Buddhist Priest Zen Sittings, Dharma talks, International Sangha

The Living Dharma Center
P.O. Box 9513, Bolton, CT 06043
Tel: (860) 742-7049
Email: info@livingdharmacenter.org
Web site: http://www.livingdharmacenter.org
Tradition: Zen, Soto and Rinzai
Teacher: Richard Clarke

Mahasati Association of America
Contact:Mike Bresnan
1 Twixt Hills Road. Ridgefield, CT 06877
Tel: (203) 894-8138
Email: mbresnan@prodigy.net
Tradition: Vipassana Meditation
Affiliation: Wat Sanamnai,Thailand
Spiritual Director: Luangpor Thong Abhakaro

Mindfulness Sangha
Contact:Bob Hoffman
255 Cherry Street, New Britain, CT 06051
Tel: (860) 612-0077
Email:bobhoffman09@earthlink.net
Web site: http://www.haianpagoda.org
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
and the Order of Interbeing.
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Nalandabodhi Connecticut
Contact: Deb Calloway
11 Davey Street, Simsbury, CT 06070
Tel: (860) 651-3863
Email: dcalloway@nalandabodhi.org
Nalandabodhi Web site: http://www.nalandabodhi.org
NB Connecticut Web site: http://www.nbconnecticut.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingmapa/Kagyu

New Haven Zen Center
193 Mansfield Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Tel: Office: (203) 787-0912
Tel: Residence: (203) 777-2625
Email: nhzc@aol.com
Web site: http://www.newhavenzen.org
Founder Teacher: Zen Master Seung Sahn
Tradition: Kwan Um School of Zen (Korean)
Guiding Teacher: Ken Kessel JDPSN

New Milford Karma Thegsum Chling
10 Vista Drive, New Milford, CT 06776
Contact: Tom Adams (Director)
Tel: (860) 350-8959
Email: TomAdamsmail@aol.com
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu
Affiliation: Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Spiritual Director: Bardor Tulku Rinpoche

Oak Tree Sangha
Location:Ridgefiel, Connecticut 06877
Email: info@oaktreesangha.org
Web site: http://www.oaktreesangha.org
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
and the Order of Interbeing.
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Odiyana Buddhist Center
192 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040
Tel: (860)268-3863 br> Email: info@odiyana.org
Web site: Meditation & Buddhism in Connecticut
Tradition: New Kadampa Tradition
Affiliation: Kadampa Meditation Center, Glen Spey, New York
Spiritual Director: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Teachers: Gen Kelsang Tenzin

Redding Meditation Society
9 Pickets Ridge
West Redding, CT 06896
Contact: Dawn Hanley
Telephone: 203 894 1118
Fax: 203 894 1118
Email: meditationct@aol.com
Web site: http://www.reddingmeditationsociety.org
Tradition: Vipassana
Affiliation:
Spiritual Director: Achan Da Sammakato
Teacher/s: Achan Da Sammakato & Achan Nipen Amaro
Comments: Our mission is to help people of all faiths develop the self-awareness and inner peace necessary to live life in a skillful way. Under the expert guidance of resident Buddhist monks, we develop attention to the movements of the mind and body through the practice of Insight meditation. The Redding Meditation Society provides a serene contemplative space and a supportive community open to all who wish to share the fruits of this practice.

SGI-USA Activity Center
518 Boston Post Road, Orange CT 06477
Contact: Charles J. Greenberg (Web Administrator)
Tel: (203) 799-0512, Fax: (203) 799-0498
Email: administrator@sgi-ct.org
Web site: http://www.sgi-ct.org
Tradition: Nichiren Daishonin
Affiliation: Soka Gakkai International

Shambhala Meditation Group of New Haven
New Haven, Connecticut
Contact: Mark Seibold
Tel: (203) 230-1869 (voicemail only)
Email: smgnh@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.dharma-haven.org/shambhala
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyu, Shambhala
Affiliation: Shambhala International
Spiritual Director: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Shin Buddhist Fellowship of West Hartford
Elmwood Community Center
New Britain Avenue,West HartfordCT06110
Contact: Jae Malone
Tel: (860) 289-4551
Email: shin-westhatford@bffct.org
Web site: http://shin-westhartford.tripod.com
Tradition: Shin Buddhism
Affiliation: Independent/BFF of Connecticut
Teachers: Lay sangha with various teachers

Southington Buddhist Fellowship
email: Southington@bffct.net
phone: (860) 384-3581
address: Southington, Ct
Tradition: Shin Buddhism
website http://buddhistfaith.tripod.com/Southington
Contact Bob Walczewski
Affiliation: North American Shin Buddhist Association (NASBA)

Thupten Ling Dharma Center
Address: New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Contact person: Lama Rebkong, Samten Sangpo
Email: Rebkong@gmail.com, thuptenling@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.thuptenling.com
Tradition: Nyingma
Spiritual Director: Lama Tsondru Sangpo
Teacher/s: Lama Tsondru Sangpo, Lama Rebkong
Comments: Mainly of the Nyingma lineage, Thupten Ling Dharma Center was founded with the blessings of H.H. Dalai Lama, Kyabje Chatral Rinpoche, and Kyabje Dodrupchen Rinpoche by Lama Tsondru Sanpo.

Twining Vines Sangha
First Congregational Church
108 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870
USA
Contact Person: Jane Dai-on Shuman
Phone: (914) 772-1974
Email: twiningvineszen@gmail.com
Website: http://www.twiningvines.org
Tradition: Soto Zen
Affiliation: San Francisco Zen Center

Wat Lao Kittisilaram Temple (Meditation Center)
382 Seaview Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06607
Contact: Ven. Sao Agga, Maha
Tel: (203) 335-4867
Email: aggamaha@hotmail.com
Tradition: Theravada, Lao, (Maha Nikaya)
Teacher: Ven. Paridham Pasannachitto

Windham County, Connecticut, Buddhists
Contact: Candace Van Auken
Tel: (860) 564-8735
Email: windhamcountybuddhists-owner@yahoogroups.com
Web site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/windhamcountybuddhists
Description: This is an email discussion group through which Buddhists
and meditators in northeastern Connecticut can connect with each other.

Woodbury Sangha
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Contact: Charles Batchelder
302 Tuttle Road, Apt. 11-J Woodbury, CT 06798
Tel: (203) 263-7312
Email: SanghaFriend@aol.com
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
and the Order of Interbeing.
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living