New Jersey

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Bodhi Monastery
67 Lawrence Road, Lafayette, NJ 07848
Tel: (973) 940-0473, Fax: (973) 940-0476
Email: info@bodhimonastery.net
Web site: www.bodhimonastery.net
Tradition: Chinese and Sri Lankan forest traditions
Spiritual Directors: Ven. Master Jen-Chun & Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
Contact: Bodhi Mitras

Buddhist Sangha of South Jersey
164 Cheyenne Trail, Medford Lakes NJ 08055-1906
Contact: Walt Lyons
Tel: (609) 953-9215
Email: waltlyons@yahoo.com
Web site: buddhistsangha.tripod.com
Tradition: Non-sectarian
Meetings: Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Cold Mountain Sangha
Locations: New Brunswick/Piscataway/Oxford/Princeton/Rahway/Watchung/New Jersey
Contact: Kurt Spellmeyer
Tel: (908) 668-4413
Email: kurt.spellmeyer@rutgers.edu
Web site: zazen.rutgers.edu
Tradition: The Cold Mountain (Kanzan) lineage of Japanese Zen
can be traced back to the Han Shan Temple in Suzhou, China.
Teacher: Kurt Spellmeyer

The Community of Mindful Living of the Greater Princeton Area
(The Heart of the Lotus Sangha)
Princeton NJ
Contact: Pat Morris
Tel/Fax: (732) 777-0686
Email: pmorrisb@gmail.com
Web site: www.cmlofprinceton.org
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Dhammakaya International Meditation Center of New Jersey
780 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430

Tel: (201) 760-8999, Fax: (201) 760-8911
Email: dhammakayanj@sprintmail.com

Tradition: Theravada, Thai (Maha Nikaya)

Dharma Drum Mountain -New Jersey
789 Jersey Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08091 U.S.A.
Tel: (732) 249-1898, Fax: (609) 716-1773
Email: runshenglee@yahoo.com
Web site: www.ddmba-nj.org
Director: Ven. Master Sheng -Yeng
Tradition: Chinese Ch'an (Zen)

Elberon Zen Circle
Elberon, NJ 07740
Contact: Brian Unger
Tel: (732) 870-9065
Email: brianshozen@yahoo.com
Web site: www.zencircle.org
Tradition: Soto Zen
Lineage: Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
Affiliation: San Francisco Zen Center

Empty Bowl Zendo
Church of the Redeemer 36 South St., Morristown N.J 07960
Contact: Ray Ruzan Cicetti, sensei
Tel: (973) 984-6343
Email: senseiray@emptybowlzendo.org
Web site: http://www.emptybowlzendo.org
Tradition: Soto Zen
Affiliation: White Plum Asanga
Teachers: Ray Ruzan Cicetti sensei

Garden State Sangha: The Buddhist Community in New Jersey
Address:c/o William Courson
P.O. Box 1974, Bloomfield, NJ

07042
Contact: William Courson
Telephone: 862-823-1767
Email: swatantrasaddhu@asia.com
Web site: http://www.geocities.com/cynthias2_07042/NEWBUD.html
Tradition: Non-sectarian

Heart Circle Sangha
451 Hillcrest Road, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Tel: (201) 445-1874, Fax: (201_ 445-2631
Email: JoanHoeberichts@bigfoot.com
Web site: www.heartcirclesangha.org
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen
Affiliation: Three Treasures Zen Community
Spiritual Director: Rev. Joan Hogetsu Hoeberichts, D.H.

High Mountain Crystal Lake Zen Community
393 Crescent Avenue
Wyckoff, New Jersey 07481
Contact person: Rev. Paul Genki Kahn
Telephone: 201-891-9100 X3
Email: genki@highzen.com
Web site: www.highzen.com
Tradition: Japanese Soto/Rinzai
Affiliation: Taizan Maezumi
Spiritual Director: Rev. Paul Genki Kahn
Teacher/s: Rev. Paul Genki Kahn, Bill Jikai Greenberg

Hunterdon Meditation Circle
Location: Annandale, NJ.
Contact: Deedee Eisenberg
Tel: (908) 832-7044
Email:newmoves@mindspring.com
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

I.B.P.S. New Jersey
1681 Lincoln Hwy RT27, Ste. 4 Edison, NJ 08817
Tel/Fax: (732) 572-5987
Emails: fgsamus4p@fgs.org.tw or ibpsnj@yahoo.com
Web site: www.ibps.org/newjersey
Tradition: Mahayana, Humanistic Buddhism
Affiliation: Fo Guang Shan
Spiritual Director: Ven. Master Hsing Yun

Island Refuge Sangha
Contact:Jules Hirsch
6 Ross Drive E., Brigantine, NJ 08203
Tel/Fax: (609)266-8281
Email:JHintuit@aol.com
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Jizo-An Monastery
1603 Highland Avenue, Cinnaminson, NJ, 08077
Tel: (609) 786-4150, Fax: (609) 786-2112
Email: inji@msn.com
Web site: www.jizo-an.org
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen
Contact: Seijaku Stephen Reichenbach (Abbot

Kadampa Buddhist Meditation Group
First Presbyterian Church, 15 Shuart Lane, Ramsey NJ 07446
Tel: (845) 856-9000, Fax: 845-856-2110
Email: info@kadampanewyork.org
General Web site: Meditation Classes in New Jersey
Retreat Web site: Meditation Retreats in New York
Tradition: New Kadampa Tradition
Spiritual Director: Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Teacher: Kelsang Chokyi

<b>Korean American Buddhist Foundation
340 Washington Avenue, Carlstadt NJ 07072
Contact: Yu Shin Kang
Tel: (212) 244-9410
Email: Kabuddhist@hotmail.com
Korean Buddhist group publishers of the
Buddhist magazine, Gu Rum Got Chin Hat Sal

Laughing Pines Sangha
Contact: Elise Segal
343 Harvey Ave Pine Acres, Depford Twp, NJ 08090
Tel:(856) 415-1131
Email: Laughingsangha@aol.com
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Lincroft Zen Sangha
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County
1475 West Front Street, Lincroft, NJ 07738
Contact: Merle Kodo Boyd and Peter Ott
Tel: (732) 708-0103
Email: merleboyd@att.net or peteraott@yahoo.com
Tradition: Soto Zen
Affiliation: Zen Center of Los Angeles

The Mahasi Retreat Center &
America Burma Buddhist Association
63 Gordons Corner Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726
Tel: (723) 792-1484
Web site: www.mahasiusa.org
Tradition: Theravada, Mahasi Sayadaw Vipassana

Menlha Buddhist Center
243 North Union Street, Suite 112, Lambertville, NJ 08530
Tel: (609) 397-4828
Email:info@meditationinnewjersey.org
Web site: Meditation & Buddhism in New Jersey
Tradition: New Kadampa Tradition
Affiliation: Kadampa Meditation Center New York
Spiritual Director: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Resident Teacher: Gen Kelsang Norden

Mindfulness by the Shore
Contact:Judy Weaver
24 Tulip Lane, Colts Neck, NJ 07722
Tel: (732) 946-9125
Email:jsweave9@aol.com
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

New Jersey Buddhist Vihara
65 Main Street, Metuchen, NJ 08840
Tel: (732) 494-0171
Tradition: Theravada, Sri Lanka
Patron: Ven. Kurunegoda Piyatissa Thero
Resident monk: Ven. Hunganpola Siriratana Thero

North Jersey Mindfulness Community
Location: Wayne, NJ 07470
Contact: R.A. Harris
Tel: (973) 720-2451
Email: njmc@satipatthana.org
Web site: wwe.satipatthana.org
Tradition: Theravada / Vipassana

Old Path Sangha
Contact:Valerie Brown
St. Philip's Chapel, River and Chapel Road, New Hope, PA 18938
Email: vbrown@njsba.com
Tel: (732) 937-7512
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Practice Community at Franklin Lakes
Contact: Jack Lohr
730 Franklin Lakes Road, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Tel: (201) 891-0511, Fax: (201)891-0517
Email: pcfl@optonline.net
Web site: www.pcfl.org
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

Princeton Shambhala Meditation Group
Box 7647, Princeton, NJ 08543-7647
Tel: (609) 497-4615
Email: princetonshambhala@yahoo.com
Web site: www.princeton.shambhala.org
Founder: Chgyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Tradition: Tibetan, Shambhala
Affiliation: Shambhala International
Teachers: Michael Stephens and Trime Lhamo

Princeton Zen Center of Rinzai-ji
317 Mount Lucas Road, Princeton, NJ, 08540
Tel: (609) 275-9540
Web site: www.rinzaiji.org
Tradition: Rinzai Zen

Seabrook Buddhist Temple
P.O. Box 5036 Seabrook, NJ 08302
9 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Tel: (856) 451-3422, Fax: (856) 451 3422
Minister:Rev. Naoki Kono
Email: NaokiKono@msn.com
Affiliation: Buddhist Churches of America (BCA)
Tradition: Jodo Shinshu Buddhism

Soka Gakkai International - USA
60 Franklin Street, East Orange, NJ 07017
Tel: (973) 395.1180
Web site: www.sgi-usa.org
Tradition: Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin
Spiritual Director: Daisuku Ikeda
Teacher: Nichiren Daishonin

The Zen Society/Pine Wind Monastery
863 McKendimen Road, Shamong NJ 08088
Contact: Rev. Rachel Ninshin McCormick
Tel: (609) 268-9151, Fax: (609) 268-9939
Email: ninshin@jizo-an.org
Web site: www.jizo-an.org
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen
Teacher: Seijaku Stephen Roshi

Vajra Dharma Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies
c/o Starseed,
215 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair NJ 07042
Contact: Jyoti Chrystal
Tel: (973) 783-1036, Fax: (973) 783-5028
Email: info@starseedyoga.com
Website: http://starseedyoga.com/vajradharma-main.htm
Tradition: Tibetan, multiple traditions, emphasis on teachers from the Drikungkagyud order
Spiritual Director: Ontul Rimpoche