List of Participating Groups

Buddhist Communities and Buddhist-Inspired NGOs

Representatives of the following communities participate in occasional meetings and a mailing list for organizers and event planners. They also contribute to a public community calendar, specifically for events that are open to members of other communities and the general public:

• Alliance for Bhikkhunis <website>
• Awake In Action <website>
• British Columbia Insight Meditation Society <website>
• D.I.Y. Dharma <website>
• International Buddhist Society, Richmond <website>
• Kagyu Kunkhyab Chuling <website>
• Ling Yen Mountain Temple, Richmond
• Mangalashri Foundation Vancouver <website>
• Mindfulness Practice Community of Vancouver <website>
• Mountain Rain Zen Community <website>
• Nalandabodhi Vancouver <website>
• Po Lam Buddhist Association, Chilliwack <website>
• Saffron Lions Retreat <website>
• Sakyadhita Canada <website>
• Seo Kwang Sa, Surrey <website>
• Steveston Buddhist Temple <website>
• Taklung Kagyu Vancouver <website>
• Theravada Buddhist Community of Vancouver <website>
• Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society <website>
• Tzu Chi Foundation Canada <website>
• Vancouver Buddhist Peace Fellowship <website>
• Vancouver Buddhist Temple <website>
• Vancouver Shambala Meditation Centre <website>
• West Coast Dharma Society <website>
• Won Buddhist Temple, Surrey
• Zuru Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre <website>

For other listings of Buddhist organizations in the Vancouver and Lower Mainland areas see:

• the buddhanet.net World Buddhist Directory
• the buddhist.ca Buddhism in Canada Directory
• Sumeru Blog’s Guide to Canadian Buddhism

Academic Communities

In an attempt to bring academics, scholar-practitioners, and practitioners of Buddhism together for projects of mutual interest, representatives of the following institutions are members of our event mailing list:

• David Lam Centre, Simon Fraser University
• Department of Asian Studies, UBC
• Institute of Asian Research, UBC
• Religious Studies, Langara College