Illinois

Chicago Karma Thegsum Choling
2100 S. Central Avenue, Cicero, IL 60804
Tel: (708) 652-9722
Email: chicagoktc@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.chicagoktc.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu
Affiliation: Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in New York

Chicago Nichiren Buddhist Church
4216 N. Paulina Street, Chicago, IL, 60613
Tel: (773) 348-2028, Fax: 348-2028
Tradition: Nichiren Shu
Contact: Rev. Hosho Higuchi

Chicago Rimé Foundation
4026 North Kenmore / #1 Chicago, IL 60613
Tel: (773) 525-1088
Web site: http://www.geocities.com/RimeFoundation
Tradition: Tibetan (Non-sectarian)
Contact: Roberto Sanchez, Director

Chicago Shambhala Center
7331 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: (773) 743-8147, Fax: 743-0464
Email: hrchasz@aol.com
Web site: http://www.shambhala.org/center/chicago
Founder: Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyü lineage
Director: Peter McLaughlin

Chicago Vajrayana Buddhist Center
13 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL 60304
Tel: (708) 763-0132
Email: info@meditateinchicago.org
Web site: Meditation & Buddhism in Chicago Illinois
Tradition: New Kadampa Tradition
Spiritual Director: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Teacher: Kelsang Lektso

Chicago Vipassana Sitting Group
2240 N. Magnolia Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: (773) 472-4787, (773) 975-1282
Contact: Erwin Helfer Chicago Zen Center
2029 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 475-3015
Web site: http://www.chicagozen.com
Tradition: Zen Soto/Rinzai
Teacher: Sevan Ross, Sensei
Email: sevanross@mindspring.com
Lineage: Philip Kapleau
Affiliation: Rochester Zen Center

Chua Phat Bao (Vietnamese Buddhist Temple)
1495 E. Prospect Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Tel: (847) 827-4599
Tradition: Mahayana, Pure Land
Contact: Lam Quang

Chua Truc Lam (Vietnamese Buddhist Temple)
1521 W. Wilson Ave
Chicago, IL 60640
Telephone: (773) 506-0749
Website: www.chuatruclamchicago.org

Clear Sky Zen Group
McKinley Foundation (Geneva Room)
809 S. Fifth Street, Champaign, IL 61820
Tel: (217) 355-0070
Email: rfaulkne@uiuc.edu
Web site: http://www.clearskyzen.org
Tradition: Soto Zen
Contact: Rita Faulkner

Dhammakaya International Meditation Center of Chicago
6224 W. Gunnison, Chicago IL 60630
Tel: (773) 763-8763
Email: dimc_il@dhammakaya.or.th
Web site: http://www.dhammakaya.or.th
Tradition: Theravada, Thai
Affiliation: Dhammakaya Foundation (Wat Phra Dhammakaya) of Thailand.
Contact: Eka Chai

Dharma Drum Mountain Illinois
1234 N. River Road, Mt. Prospect IL 60056
Tel: (847) 824-6882 Fax:(847) 824-6466
Email: dharma@ddmbachicago.org
Web site: http://www.ddmbachicago.org
Director: Ven. Master Sheng -Yeng
Tradition: Chinese Ch'an (Zen)

The Engaged Zen Foundation
P.O. Box 100 Galena, IL 61036-0100
Email: webmaster@engaged-zen.org
Web site: http://www.engaged-zen.org
Tradition: Rinzai Zen, Zen Lay-Practice Group
Affiliation: Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kon go-ji
Spiritual Director: Kobutsu Malone, Zenji

Galena Sangha
231 S. Dodge Street, Galena, IL 61036
Tel: (815) 777-4717
Tradition: Vietnamese Zen
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh
Contact: Lynn Harmet

Great Plains Zen Center
1433 E. Walnut Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016,
Mailing: G.P.Z.C., PO Box 3362, Barrington IL 60011
Tel: (847) 298-8472, (Bruce Kramer) (847) 381-8798
Email: gpzc@greatplainszen.org or compcloud@msn.com
Web site: http://www.greatplainszen.org
Tradition: Soto/Rinzai Zen
Lineage: Taizan Maezumi
Teacher: Susan Myoyu Andersen
Affiliation: Zen Center of Los Angeles

Han-Ma-Um Seon (Zen) Center
7852 N. Lincoln Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077
Tel: (847) 674-0811, in English: (847) 674-0812, Fax: 674-2280
Email: hanmaum@buddhapia.com
Web site: http://www.buddhapia.com/hmu/chi/index.html
Lineage: Chogye Order (Korean)
Affiliation: Han-Ma-Um-Seon, Chogye Order (Korean).
Contact: Chongwol Sunim

Harmony Zen Center
4635 North Racine Avenue, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (312) 583-5794
Tradition: Rinzai/Soto Zen
Affiliation: Buddhist Temple of Chicago
Contact: Richard Brandon

Heartland Sangha
5043 W. Warwick, Chicago, IL 60641
Tel: (773) 545-9972
Email: heartlandsangha@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.heartlandsangha.org
Tradition: American Buddhism
Affiliation: Independent
Contact: Cynthia Brooke

Householder Buddhist Sangha
Location: Rockford, IL 61111
Tel: (815) 877-4699
Email: khamsa_sk@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.householdertalks.blogspot.com
Tradition: Foundational Buddhism (Pali Canon Based)
Affiliation: Independant
Spiritual Director: Acharya Khamsa Steven KinCannon

I.B.P.S. Chicago
8 S. 272 Cass Avenue, Darien, IL 60561
Tel: 630) 971-9868, Fax: (630) 971-9596
Email: youngru@fgs.org.tw
Tradition: Mahayana, Humanistic Buddhism
Affiliation: Fo Guang Shan
Spiritual Director: Ven. Master Hsing Yun

I.B.P.S. St. Louis
I918 S. 6th Street, Belleville, IL 62220
Tel: (618) 355-9514, Fax: (618) 355-9236
Email: ibpsstl@hotmail.com
Tradition: Mahayana, Humanistic Buddhism
Affiliation: Fo Guang Shan
Spiritual Director: Ven. Master Hsing Yun

Illinois Zen Group
907 N. Westgate, Mt. Prospect, IL 60066
Contact: Kay Kim or Henry Choi
Tel: (847) 991-0855 (Kay Kim)
Tel: (847) 259 4179 (Henry Choi)
Lineage: Chogye Order, Korean
Affiliation: So Yo Ahm Center, Cross Plaines, WI

Illinois Vipassana Center
Dhamma Pakasa
10076 Fish Hatchery Road, Pecatonica, IL-61063
Tel: (815) 489-0420, Fax: (815) 398-6681
Email: info@pakasa.dhamma.org
Web site: http://www.pakasa.dhamma.org
Tradition: Vipassana meditation as taught by S.N.Goenka

Indian Buddhist Association, USA
330 Barrington Drive, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Tel: (815) 939-2708, Fax: 937-3023
Email: rdeepankar@sprynet.com
Contact: Dr. Rahul Deepankar, MD

Insight Chicago
Web site: insightchicago.org
1300 W Belmont Ave. Suite 401
Contact: Ellen McCammon
Email: ellen_mccammon@ameritech.net
Tradition: Thai forest tradition of Ajahn Chah
Affiliation: Insight Meditation Center in Barre, MA
Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA.

International Buddhism Friendship Association
5414 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel/Fax: (773) 271-5708, beeper: (312) 250-0017
Email: tomcheng@xsite.net
Contact: John K. Chung or Lok Kwan Cheng
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen
Affiliation: International Buddhism Friendship Assn.

Jewel Heart Chicago Center
4753 N. Broadway, Ste. 812, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (847) 256-3186
Email: brpallas@aol.com
Web site: http://www.jewelheart.org
Spiritual Director. Kyabje Gelek, Rinpoche
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelugpa
Contact: Robin Olson or Linda Gorham (co-coordinators)

Joliet Buddhist Sangha
3401 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet IL 60431
Contact: Kevin Bullock
Tel: 708.769.5469
Email: kbullock@chicago.us.mensa.org
Tradition: General Buddhist practice

Kampuchean Buddhist Society (Wat Khmer Metta Temple)
4716 North Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 989-0969
Tradition: Theravada, Cambodian, Thai, Laotian & Vietnamese
Contact: Ven. Vuthy Roeun or Kim Hong Hun

Karma Thegsum Choling - Chicago
1311 West Arthur Avenue, Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: (773) 743-5134, 743-7135
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu
Email: MarvMoser@aol.com or chicagoktc@excite.com
Web site: http://www.kagyu.org
Director: David Kendall, (773) 493-1260 Korean Zen Group (Urbana)
1007 W. Clark, Apt. #18, Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: (217) 367-3043 (home) 333-4918 (office)
Contact: Kee-Su Park

Kubose Dharma Legacy
8334 Harding Avenue, Skokie, IL 60076
Tel: (847) 677-8211
Email: kubose@worldnet.att.net
Web site: http://www.brightdawn.org
Tradition: Mahayana / Liberal Shin (Pure Land)
Contact: Rev. Koyo Kubose

K. Z. C. Sitting Group
2303 Sumac Court North, Champaign, IL 61821
Tel: (217) 352-1676
Tradition: Japanese Soto/Rinzai
Lineage: Maezumi Roshi
Affiliation: Kanzeon Zen Center S.L.C. Utah
Contact: Peter and Margi Gregory

Lakeside Buddha Sangha
Contact:Jack Lawlor
P.O. Box 7067, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 475-0080
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
and the Order of Interbeing
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Lake County Zen Center
404 Shorewood Road, Round Lake Beach, IL 60073
Tel: (312) 525-3141
Teacher: Vietnamese Zen
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh
Teacher: Barbara Rhodes

Liberation Park
8910 S. Kingery Hwy., Willowbrook IL 60527
Tel: (630) 789-8866
Email: info@liberationpark.org.
Web site: http://www.liberationpark.org
Tradition: Theravada
Affiliation: Suan Mokkh, Thailand
Teacher: Ven. Santikaro Bhikkhu

Lincoln Park Zen
(Kwan Um Zen Community in Chicago)
4900 N. Marine Dr. 306Chicago,IL60640
Contact: Ron Kidd
Tel: (773) 334-1668
Email: r.kidd@shimer.edu
Web site: http://www.lincolnparkzen.org
Tradition: Kwan Um Zen
Affiliation: Ten Directions Zen Community
Teacher: Zen Master Soeng Hyang

Lotus Sangha (Khom Sen)
520 Canyon Run Road, Naperville, IL 60565
Tel: (630) 983-6287
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh
Contact: Amelia Nguyen
Email: amelia_nguyen@hotmail.com

Michigan Vajrayana Buddhist Center
c/o Chicago Vajrayana Buddhist Center
Oak Park,IL60304
Contact: Wangden
Tel: (708) 763 0132
Email: info@meditateinmichigan.org
Web site: http://www.meditateinmichigan.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Kadampa Buddhism
Affiliation: New Kadampa Tradition
Spiritual Director: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Teacher: Gen Kelsang Khedrub

Midwest Buddhist Information Center
2400 Prairie, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 869-4975, Fax: (847) 869-0517
Email: jfred@ync.net
Web site: http://members.ync.net/jfred
Tradition: General Buddhism
Contact: Fred Babbin
Directory of Buddhist organizations
in the greater Chicago area, with lists
of classes, and a Monthly Calendar
of events at these organizations.

Midwest Buddhist Temple
435 West Menomonee Street Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: (312) 943-7801, Fax: 943-8069
Email: webmaster@midwestbuddhisttemple.org
Web site: http://www.MidwestBuddhistTemple.org
Affiliation: Buddhist Churches of America, (Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, Japan)
Sensei: Rev. Bryan Siebuhr
Tradition: Jodo Shinshu, Pure Land School

Mu Ryang Sah Temple
1090 Honeysuckle Dr. Wheeling IL 60090
Contact: John Wren
Tel: (219) 363-9930
Email: john-wren63@sbcglobal.net
Tradition: Zen

Natural Buddhist Meditation Temple of Greater Chicago
8243 South Newland Road, Burbank, IL 60459
Tel: (708) 599-5920, Fax: 599-5241
Email: watpa@earthlink.net
Tradition: Theravada, Thai (Dhammayutti Nikaya)
Affiliation: Council of Thai Bhikkus in the USA.
Contact: Phra Bolalian

Nichiren Buddhist Temple of Chicago
4216 N. Paulina, Chicago, IL 60613
Tel: (773) 348-2028 / 275-6490 / 493-9872
Email: chicagonichiren@mac.com
Lineage: Nichiren Shoshu
Affiliation: Nicheren Order of North America
Contact: Rev. Washo Oyamada

Northwestern Buddhist Student Fellowship
2212 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 475-8633
Email: gumbo@nwu.edu
Contact: Fred Shen

Northwest Chicago Zen Group
Countryside Unitarian Church
1025 N. Smith Road, Palatine, IL
Tel: (847) 298-8472
Contact: Susan Anderson Oak Park Meditation Group
875 Lake Street Oak, Park, IL 60301
Tel: (708) 848-4668
Email: Alvin@megsinet.net
Lineage: Theravada, Thai
Contact: Alvin Lee Wilcox

Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers
2040 North Mohawk Street, Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: (312) 951-8010
Email: info@padmasambhava.org
Web site: http://www.padmasambhava.org
Contact: Aghatha Elms
1945 Redwood Lane Northbrook, IL 60062
Tel: (847) 562-1390
Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingma

Peoria Zen Center
Contact: Cate Pfeifer
214 E. High Point Road, Peoria, IL 61614
Tel: (309) 689-1186
Email: cate108@earthlink.net
Web site: http://www.peoriazen.com
Tradition: Korean Zen, Kwan Um School

Phat Bao Temple
1495 E. Prospect Ave.,Des PlainesIL60018
Contact: Thich Nu Minh Hue
Tel: (847) 827-4599, Fax: (847) 827-6488
Email: phatbaotemple@phatbaotemple.com
Web site: http://www.phatbaotemple.com
Tradition: Mahayana, Vietnamese
Spiritual Director: Thich Nu Minh Hue

Prairie Buddha Sangha
Call for directions
Dekalb, Illinois
United States
Estelle Zonzellen
Tel: (815) -756-2801
prairiebuddhasangha@yahoo.com
http://www.prairiebuddhasangha.org
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Prairie Sangha
3307 South Pine Circle, Urbana, IL 61802-7130
Practice: Vipassana meditation following
Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein, and Joseph Goldstein.
Also Thai forest tradition of Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Buddhassa

as well as the Burmese tradition of Mahasi Sayadaw.
Affiliation: Insight Meditation Center in Barre, MA &
Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA
Tel: (217) 384-4119, Fax: (217) 384-4119
Email: hammond@soltec.com
Contact: Sandra or Patrick Hammond

Prairie Zen Center
515 S. Prospect, P.O. Box 1702, Champaign, IL 61824
Tel: (217) 384-8817
Web site: http://www.prairiezen.org
Tradition: Ordinary Mind Zen School
Lineage: Charlotte Joko Beck
Teacher: Elihu Genmyo Smith
Contact: Michael Andrechak
Email: mandrech@oba.uiuc.edu

Quan Am Tu Buddhist Temple
5545 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 271-7048
Tradition: Mahayana, Pure Land
Contact: Quant Tim

Quang Minh Vietnamese Buddhist Temple
4429 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
Tel: (773) 275-6859
Tradition: Vietnamese Mahayana
Contact: Thich Minh Chi

Ratna Shri Sangha of Chicago
Contact : Ven. Rinchen Gyatso
Email: rinchengyatso@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.webspawner.com/users/crss
Tradition: Tibetan, Drikung Kagyu lineage
Affiliation: Tibetan Meditation Center, Frederick, MD
Spiritual Director: Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche
Teachers: HH Chetsang Rinpoche, Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche,
Drupon Thinley Nyingpo Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsultrim Tenzin Rinpoche

Rigpa Fellowship, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois.
Tel: (312) 409-2906
Email: rigpa_chicago@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.rigpaus.org
Founder: Sogyal Rinpoche
Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingma
Affiliation: Rigpa International

Sangamon Zen Group
Springfield, Illinois
Contact: Ed Russell (217) 528-4834
Email: erussell@tcdiweb.com
Web site: http://www.sangamonzen.org
Tradition: Ordinary Mind Zen School
Lineage: Charlotte Joko Beck
Affiliation: Prairie Zen Center
Teacher: Elihu Genmyo Smith

Shambhala Meditation Center of Chicago
7331 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: (773) 743-8147 / 49, Fax: (847) 332-1862
Email: smc.chicago@sbcglobal.net
Web site: http://www.chicagoshambhala.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyu-Nyingma
Affiliation: Shambala International
Contact: Alice Dan

Soka Gakkai International - USA
(Chicago Culture Center)
1455 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605
Tel: (312) 913-1211, Fax: 913-0988
Email: gmccloskey@sgi-usa.org
Web site: http://www.sgi-usa-chicago.org
Lineage: Nichiren Daishonin
Affiliation: Soka Gakkai International
Contact: Guy McCloskey

Snowflower Buddha Sangha
1836 S. Sharpes Corner Road, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
Tel: (608) 832-6444
Email:snowflower@topica.com
Web site: http://www.snowflower.org
Tradition: Vietnamese Zen
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living
Contact: David Lawrence

Sri Lankan Buddhist Community
P.O. Box 497, Glenview, IL 60025
Tradition: Tradavada, Sri Lankan
Tel: (847) 729-7938
Contact: Lash Mapa
Email: mapa@calumet.purdue.edu

Tara Temple
1 S. 171 Pine Lombard, IL 60148
Tel: (630) 629-9181
Email: nane2893@elmhurst.edu
Contact: Emily Cook (630) 985-5998
Email: cookemily@aol.com
Tradition : Tibetan tradition of Lama Je Tsong Khapa
Affiliation: Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
Contact: Ven. Tenzin Angmo

Tian Long Temple, Chicago
(Mid American Buddhist Association)
106 W. Cermak Road, Chicago, IL 60616
Tel: (312) 326-2398
Lineage: Shao-lin
Affiliation: Mid American Buddhist Association

Tilopa Study Group
P.O. Box 6101 Decatur, IL 62524-6101
Tel: (217) 875-0889
Email: tilopastudygroup@yahoo.com
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelugpa (FPMT)
Spritual Director: Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Coordinator: Greg Penderghest

Ten Directions Zen Community
P.O. Box 2261, Glen Ellyn, IL 60138
Tel: (630) 244-0543
Email: mmck70000@aol.com
Web site: http://www.geocities.com/chicagozen
Founder Teacher: Zen Master Seung Sahn
Tradition: Kwan Um School of Zen (Korean)
Guiding Teacher: Zen Master Soeng Hyang

Udumbara Zen Center
501 Sherman, Evanston IL 60202
Contact Person: Carol Warner
Tel: (847) 475-3264, Fax: (847) 475-8937
Email: udumbarazencenter@udumbarazen.org
Web Site: http://www.udumbarazen.org
Teacher: Diane Martin
Tradition: Soto Zen
Affiliation: Cleveland Zen Group, Mansfield Zen Sangha
Spiritual Director: Diane Martin Roshi

Vajrayana Buddhist Center
Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, 114 S. Main, Ann Arbor, IL48104
Email: annarbor@meditateinmichigan.org
Web site: http://www.meditateinmichigan.org
Tradition: Tibetan, New Kadampa Buddhism
Spiritual Director: Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Teachers: Gen Kelsang Khedrub

Wat Buddhadharma
8910 South Kingery Highway, Hinsdale, IL 60521
Tel: (630) 789-8866, Fax: 789-8879
Email: bmc8910@hotmail.com
Web site: http://www.buddhistbmc.org
Tradition: Theravada, Thai (Maha Nikaya)
Affiliation: Council of Thai Bhikkus in the USA.

Wat Dhammaram / Vipassana Meditation Center
7059 W. 75th Street, Chicago, IL 60638
Tel: (708) 594-8100/6131, Fax: 594-8114
Contact: Ven. Boonshoo Sriburin, Ph.D.
Email: dhammaram@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.dhammaram.iirt.net
Tradition: Theravada, Thai (Maha Nikaya)
Affiliation: Council of Thai Bhikkus in the USA.

Wat Khamermetta
4716 North Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 989-0969, Fax: 989-0933
Tradition: Tradavada, Thai (Maha Nikaya)
Affiliation: Council of Thai Bhikkus in the USA.

Wat Lao Phoxayaram
50 King Arthur Ct., Elgin, IL 60120
Tel: (630) 377-3498
Tradition: Theravada
Contact: Mr. Thavisit Sayasane

Wat Lao Phothikaram
6925 S. Mulford Road, Cherry Valley, IL 61016
Tel: (815) 874-0432
Email: contact@watlao-phothikaram.com
Web site: http://www.watlao-phothikaram.com
Tradition: Theravada, Laotian
Teacher: Ven. Tanom Nambouri
Affiliation: Council of Thai Bhikkus in the USA.

Wat Phrasriratanamahadatu
4735 North Magnolia Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 784-0257, Fax: 784-0235
Email: watphrasri@iirt.net
Web site: http://www.watphrasri.iirt.net/eng/index.html
Tradition: Theravada, Thai (Maha Nikaya)
Contact: Abbot Ratana Thontkrajai

White Conch Dharma Center
P.O. Box 8575, Madison, WI 53708
Tel: (608) 255-4089
Email: conch@chorus.net
Web site: http://www.white-conch.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelugpa
Spiritual Director: Ven. Tomo Geshe Rinpoche
Contact: Lhamo Antoniotti (Administrator)

Wildflower Zendo
Location: Ottsville, PA
Mailing: 1945 Stony Garden Road, Kintnersville, PA 18930
Tradition: Rinzai Zen, Zen Lay-Practice Group
Email: wildflower@engaged-zen.org
Web site: http://www.engaged-zen.org/wildflower.html
Affiliation: Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji
Spiritual Director: Kobutsu Malone, Zenji

Won Buddhism of America
6330 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646
Tel: (773) 282-9922
Contact: Ven. Soo Il Yoo
Tradition: Korean Won
Affiliation: Headquarters center

Zen Buddhist Temple
(Buddhist Society of Compassionate Wisdom)
1710 W. Cornelia (Near Ashland & Belmont) Chicago, IL 60657-1219
Tel: (773) 528-8685, Fax: 528-9909
Email: buddha@enteract.com
Web site: http://www.zenbuddhisttemple.org
Tradition: Korean Chogye Zen
Affiliation: Buddhist Society of Compassionate Wisdom
Teacher: Ven. Samu Sunim
Contact: Irjo Mark Gemmill

The Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago (Midwest Zen Training Center)
865 Bittersweet Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062
Tel: (847) 272-2070
Email: info@zbtc.org
Web site: http://www.zbtc.org
Tradition: Soto Zen
Spiritual Director: Rev. Kongo Langlois Roshi
Contact: Rob Mican

Zen Center, Chicago
2029 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 475-3015, Fax: 328-7167 (7am - 4pm)
Email: SevanRoss@classic.msn.com
Web site: http://www.chicagozen.com/home.html
Tradition: Integrated Rinzai/Soto Zen
Affiliation: Rochester, New York Zen Center
(formerly Philip Kapleau, Roshi)
Contact: Ven. Sevan Ross, Sensei

Zen Community of Oak Park
163 N. Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302
Contact: Sensei Robert Joshin Althouse
Tel: (708) 445-1651
Email: info@zencommunity.org
Web site: http://www.zencommunity.org
Tradition: Soto and Rinzai Zen
Affiliation: Whilte Plum Lineage
Spiritual Director: Sensei Robert Joshin Althouse

Zen Group of Bloomington-Normal
108 1/2 West Washington Street, 2nd. floor, Bloomington IL 61701
Contact: Richard A Chandler
Tel: (309) 452-7084
Email: zhandele@verizon.net
Tradition: Soto Zen

Zen Training Academy International
3717 N. Ravenswood #113, Chicago, IL 60613
Tel: (773) 472-3290, Fax: (773) 472-3291
Contact: Manohar Murthi or Ed Brand
Email: info@zen-sogenkai.org
Web site: http://www.ztai.org
Tradition: Rinzai Zen
Affiliation: Chozen-ji Illinois Betsuin, Daihonzan Chozen-ji (Hawaii)
Spiritual Director: So'zan Miller Roshi

Teachers: Hosokawa Roshi, Miller Roshi, Linxweiler Roshi