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Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Address: 1922 W. Irving Park Rd.   Chicago IL 60613
Tradition: Mahayana, Soto Zen, Shunryu Suzuki Lineage
Affiliation: San Francisco Zen Center, Mountain Source Sangha
Phone: (773) 899-3841
E-mail: info@ancientdragon.org
Website: http://www.ancientdragon.org
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Spiritual Director: Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton  
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A schedule of events is available on our website at http://www.ancientdragon.org/sangha/schedule

Dharma talks, including MP3s is also availble on our site at http://www.ancientdragon.org/dharma

Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Address: 1922 W Irving Park Road   Chicago IL IL
Tradition: Mahayana, Soto Zen, Shunryu Suzuki lineage
Affiliation: San Francisco Zen Center
Phone: 773-899-3841
E-mail: info@ancientdragon.org
Website: http://www.ancientdragon.org
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Main Contact: Rev. Eishin Nancy Easton  Email  (Phone: 773-899-3841)
Teacher: Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton  
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We are a sangha dedicated to practice and teaching in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition of Eihei Dogen Zenji and Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. We are led by Taigen Dan Leighton, Dharma teacher in the San Francisco Zen Center lineage, as well as Zen scholar and translator. Together we are building a space to offer traditional practice and teaching translated for the challenges of practitioners in contemporary Chicago. All are welcome. We offer a variety of meditation and practice opportunities throughout the year including evening, morning, half day, one day, and three day meditations as well as seminars and classes.

Buddhist Center of Chicago

Address: 4722 N. Malden   Chicago IL 60640
Tradition: Vajrayana, Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
Affiliation: Diamond Way Buddhism
E-mail: chicago@diamondway.org
Website: http://www.diamondway.org/chicago
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Teacher: Lama Ole Nydahl  
Spiritual Director: H.H. 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje  
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The main practice in all our centers is the Guru Yoga meditation on the 16th Karmapa. This meditation is guided in English and lasts around 30 minutes. There is a relaxed social atmosphere in the centers, refreshments are provided, and questions are encouraged. Our weekly meditation evenings are open to the public and are free of charge.

Public Meditations

Mondays and Fridays 8:00pm – Ten-minute talk, followed by - 8:15pm – Public Meditation 

Wednesdays 8:00pm – Public Meditation

The program begins with a short introduction on a Buddhist topic, followed by a guided meditation. The regular meditation is the Guru Yoga meditation on the 16th Karmapa and is guided in English. It generally lasts around 30 minutes.

Buddhist Temple of Chicago

Address: 1151 W. Leland  Chicago IL 60640
Tradition: Mahayana, Jodo Shinshu (Akegarasu, Kiyozawa)
Affiliation: Administratively Independent Jodo Shinshu (Otani-ha lineage)
Phone: (773) 334-4661
Fax: (773) 334-4726
E-mail: info@budtempchi.org
Website: http://www.budtempchi.org
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Founder: Gyomay Kubose  
Teachers: Yukei Ashikaga, Patti Nakai, Fred Babbin  Email  
Spiritual Director: Yukei Ashikaga  (Phone: (773) 334-4661)
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Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha

Address: 5337 W. Cullom Ave  Chicago IL 60641
Tradition: Vajrayana, Drikung Kagyu Tibetan
Affiliation: Drikung Kagyu
E-mail: ratnachi@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.chicagoratnashri.org
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Main Contact: Bill Pope  Email  
Teacher: Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche  
Spiritual Director: Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche  
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The Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha is a non-profit organization dedicated to the practice of Tibetan Buddhism as passed down in the Drikung Kagyu Lineage founded by Lord Jigten Sumgon in the 12th Century. Born in Tibet Lord Jigten Sumgon (Rinchen Phel or Ratna Shri in Sanskrit) was an emanation of Buddha Shakyamuni and was considered to be one of the greatest disciples of Phagmo Drupa, who named him as his successor.

Founded in 1994 by the Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche, Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha has sustained itself with regular practice in the homes of local practitioners and teachings given by the precious lamas of the Drikung Kagyu lineage, who have been invited several times yearly.

Under the guidance of our spiritual director, Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, we are striving to establish a strong center dedicated to serving the Chicago area as a place for teachings, practice, contemplation, and meditation. Under the guidance of Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, our goal is to sponsor regular retreats, teachings, and to maintain our regular weekly practice. In the future we hope to establish a broader spectrum of activities to benefit both the local community and other communities worldwide.

Chicago Zen Center

Address: 2029 Ridge Ave.   Evanston IL 60201
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen Soto/Rinzai, Kapleau Line
Affiliation: Rochester Zen Center
E-mail: contact@chicagozen.org
Website: http://www.chicagozen.org
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Teacher: Ven. Shodhin Geiman  
Main Contact: Ven. Shodhin Geiman  Email  
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Full weekly schedule of zazen and dokusan. Teisho on Sunday. Sesshin 4+ times a year. 

Chicago Zen Meditation Community

Address:   Chicago IL 60602
Tradition: Mahayana, Dainin Katagiri
Affiliation: Soto Zen
Phone: 312-576-3582
E-mail: info@zenchicago.org
Website: http://www.zenchicago.org
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Main Contact: Myoshi Roger Thomson  Email  (Phone: 312-576-3582)
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We are a diverse group of Chicagoans committed to practicing the Zen way of awakening together, and to providing a place for others to come to and deepen their own practice.  See our website at www.zenchicago.org for additional information.

We meet twice per week: Sunday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Park neighborhood and Wednesday afternoons at 2:15 p.m. in the Chicago Loop.

On Sunday evenings, we meet for zazen, chanting and a dharma talk.  We meet at the Cenacle Retreat Center, 513 W. Fullerton, in Chicago\\\'s Lincoln Park neighborhood.  Meditation begins promptly at 7:00 p.m.  Meditation instruction is available for newcomers every week at 6:40 p.m.

On Wednesday afternoons, we meet for zazen, kinhin, and a dharma talk.  We meet at 30 N. Michigan Ave., Room 1111 (across the street from Millennium Park).  Meditation begins promptly at 2:15 p.m., so please plan to arrive early.  If you are new to Buddhist meditation, please plan to attend a meditation instruction session before your first visit.  Our teacher, Myoshi Thomson, offers meditation instruction to newcomers every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Suite 1008 of the same building.  If you are planning on attending meditation instruction, please email us at info@zenchicago.org so we know to expect you.

We practice in the Sōtō Zen Buddhist tradition, which traces its heritage back to Buddha through a 2500-year history of fellow practitioners, including our ancient teachers Bodhidharma, Caoqi Huineng, Dongshan Liangjie, and Eihei Dōgen, and our modern teachers, Dainin Katagiri, Shoken Winecoff, and Myoshi Thomson, who guides our practice here in Chicago.

We welcome all to join us in our practice of the way of Zen. What is this practice? The founder of our lineage in Japan, Eihei Dōgen (1200-1253), put it simply: “To study the Way is to study the self; to study the self is to forget the self; to forget the self is to be awakened by all things.” Our practice, then, starts with ourselves, with seeing clearly who we are, and how we are, right now, in this moment.

Our basic activity together is quiet seated meditation. Indeed, the word “Zen” itself is derived from a Sanskrit word for meditation, and sitting in silent meditation has always been the central practice of awakening in Zen. But together we learn to practice the way of awakening in all our activities, and indeed to make our very lives themselves expressions of the awakened mind and heart.

Rigpa Chicago

Tradition: Vajrayana, Tibetan, Nyingma (Rigpa)
Phone: (866) 200-5876
E-mail: chicagorigpa@gmail.com
Website: http://chicago.usa.rigpa.org/
Spiritual Director: Sogyal Rinpoche  
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Rigpa aims to present the Buddhist tradition of Tibet in a way that is both completely authentic, and as relevant as possible to the lives and needs of modern men and women.

Open to all schools and traditions of Buddhist wisdom, and with the guidance and gracious patronage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Rigpa offers those following the Buddhist teachings a complete path of study and practice, along with the environment they need to experience the teachings fully.

Truc Lam (Vietnamese) Buddhist Temple)

Address: 1521 W. Wilson Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640  IL
Tradition: Mahayana, Vietnamese
Phone: (773) 506-0749
E-mail: thichhanhtuan@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.chuatruclamchicago.org
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Main Contact: Ven. Thich Hanh Tuan  Email  (Phone: 773-641-4336)
Spiritual Director: Ven. Thich Hanh Tuan  Email  (Phone: 773-641-4336)
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We teach Vietnamese Buddhism or Mahayana Vietnamese Buddhism, the combination of two traditions of Buddhism, Pure Land and Chan (Thien) Buddhism.

Underdog Zendo

Address: 2950 West Chicago Ave. #201, Chicago, IL 60622   Chicago IL 60622
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen Buddhist
Affiliation: Drinking Gourd Institute, Buddhist Temple of Toledo
E-mail: UnderdogZendo@gmail.com
Website: http://UnderdogZendo.com
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Senior Dharma Teacher: Rev. Jay Rinsen Weik  
Practice Leader: Shawn Shaon Nichols  Email  
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Underdog Zendo is a vibrant Zen Practice Group located on the West Side of Chicago. We are a growing Sangha of open-minded folks coming together to practice Zazen. U-Z is dedicated to providing a positive space for all those interested in the path of enlightenment and the practice of Zen Buddhism. We hold Weekly Zen Practice every Sunday 4-6pm - All welcome!

Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago

Address: 608 Dempster Street,   Evanston IL 60202
Tradition: Mahayana, Soto Zen
Phone: (847) 272-2070
E-mail: info@zbtc.org
Website: http://www.zbtc.org
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Spiritual Director: Rev. Kongo Langlois Roshi  
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The Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago is one of the oldest practicing Zen centers in the United States and the oldest continually-operating Chicago area Zen center. The Temple was founded in 1949 by Zengaku Soyu Matsuoka Roshi, whose family in Japan has a history of Zen priests dating back six hundred years.

Daikaku Kongo Roshi (Richard Langlois), Matsuoka Roshi’s disciple and dharma successor, became the Abbot and served in that post for 28 years. Kongo Roshi vigorously carried on the Zen traditions and teachings emphasizing the pure zazen (meditation) practice of shikantaza (just sitting) until his death in 1999.

The Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago, inspired by our history, continues on in our tradition of promoting and supporting strong Zen practice.

Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago

Address: 38 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60302   IL
Tradition: Mahayana, Soto and Rinzai Zen
Affiliation: Whilte Plum Lineage
Phone: (708) 689-1220
E-mail: info@zlmc.org
Website: http://www.zlmc.org
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Contact: Roshi Robert Joshin Althouse  
Spiritual Director: Roshi Robert Joshin Althouse  
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The Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago empowers others to live a more effective Zen-inspired life of openness, empathy and clarity in the face of uncertainty and change. It offers a comprehensive core curriculum that grounds students in mindfulness meditation. Drawing on many Western teachings from psychology, science and philosophy. it teaches a practical, down-to-earth, applied Zen practice for daily life. It offers free weekly meditations and its teachings and practices are open to everyone regardless of race, religion or culture. 

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