MONASTERIES/ VIHARAS

(Listings according to Location)

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Myanmar (Burmese) Tradition

Birmingham Buddhist Vihara
Osler Street, Ladywood, Birmingham, B16 9EU, Phone Number: 0121-454-6591: Email

London Burmese Buddhist Vihara
1 Old Church Lane, London NW9 8TG. Tel: 020 8200 6898

Mogok Vipassana Centre London,
30 Oliver Gardens, Beckton, London, E6 5SE U.K; Email

The Oxford Buddha Vihara ,
356-358, Abingdon Road, Oxford, OX1 4TQ, United Kingdom
Tel: 01865 791 591 Email

Santisukha Vihara
269 Vicarage Farm Road, Heston, Middlesex, TW5 ODR. Tel/ Fax: 020 8570 2097

Tisarana Vihara
357 Nelson Road, Whitton, Twickenham , Middlesex, TW2 7AG. Tel: 020 8898 6965; EMail : vihara@tisarana.co.uk

Saraniya Dhamma Meditation Centre;
420 Lower Broughton Road Salford, Gr. Manchester M7 2GD Tel: (0161) 281 6242 (Ven. Nyanujjotar Bhivamsa)

Sri Lanka Tradition

East Midlands Buddhist Association (Vihara): Patron: Ven. Pandit M. Vajiragnana, Sanghanayaka for the UK UK Registered Charity no. 519860 9 Una Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester LE3 2GS, England, UK Tel. (0116) 282 5003

Sri Lankan Buddhist Centre, 2002 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, G20 0AB Telephone: 0141 586 7493;

London Buddhist Vihara: Dharmapala Building, The Avenue, Bedford Park, London W4, 020 8995 9493.

Redbridge Buddhist Cultural Centre: 9 Balfour Road, Ilford, London, IG1 4HP Tel. 020 8478 8286

Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist Centre309-311, Kingsbury Road, London NW9 9PE, Tel: 020 8204 3301 Fax: 020 8933 9395; EMail: dhamma@dircon.co.uk

Thames Buddhist Vihara: Thames Meditation Society; Memorial Hall, Dulverton Road, Selsdon, Surrey, CR2 8PJ, UK Tel: 0181 657 7120 Fax: 0181 651 3776.Head - Venerable Pahalagama Somaratana Chief Sanganayaka Thera; Religious Director -Venerable Horana Pannasekera Maha Thera.

Tibet Tradition

The Bodhasattva Centre, Brighton
The Diamond Way England (London and Cambridge)
Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, the Old Courthouse, 43 Renfrew Road, Kennington, London SE11 4NA. Tel: 020 7820 8787
London Kadampa Buddhism & Meditation centers
RIGPA Location in Great Britain
Samye Dzong London - Tibetan CentreCarlisle Lane Lambeth, London, SE1 7LG tel 020 7928-5447 fax 0207 7633 9339; E-Mail: london@samye.org
Sanmye Lin Monestary and Tibetan Centre, Eskdalemuir, Nr Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, DG13 0QL. Tel 013873 73232 fax 013873 73223
Shantideva Buddhist Centre Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6AR , New Kadampa Tradition (NKT)
Thekchen Buddhist Centre, Southampton

Thai Tradition

ARUNA RATANAGIRI, Harnham Buddhist Monastery Harnham, Belsay, Northumberland NE20 0HF U.K.(Magga Bhavaka Trust)

AMARAVATI Monastery, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP1 3BZ, Tel: 01442 84 2455,(English Sangha Trust); In August 1984, some of the Chithurst Sangha took up residence in the former St Magaret's School. It was renamed Amaravati - The Deathles Realm - a verbal reminder of the highest sprititual aspiration.

The Buddhavihara Temple, 5 Hampton Road, Aston, Birmingham B6 6AN Tel 0121 5151518 Fax 0121 240 1468

The Forest Hermitage, Lower Fulbrook, nr Sherbourne, Warwicks, CV35 8AS, UK, Tel./Fax: (44) (0)1926 624385; Site also at http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/phrakhem/

Vietnamese Tradition

Vietnamese Temples in England

Japanese Tradition

Miscellaneous

Cittaviveka: Chithurst Buddhist Monastery; Chithurst, Petersfield, Hampshire GU31 5EU; Tel: 01730 81 4986 (English Sangha Trust)

Hartridge Buddhi Monastery, Upottery, Honiton, Devon EX14 9QE; Tel: 01404 89 1251 (devon Vihara Trust)

The Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. The Order of Buddhist Contemplatives is a religious order practicing Serene Reflection Meditation. The order was founded in 1978 by Reverend Master P.T.N.H Jiyu-Kennett (1924-1996). The monastic Order is comprised of both male and female monks training together in the Buddhist priesthood. One of the most important teachings of Buddhism is the complete spiritual equality of men and women and this is reflected in the forms and practice of the Order that Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett founded.

Satipañña - City Buddhist Meditation Centre, 156 Morton Way, Southgate, London N14 7AL, United Kingdom Tel +44 20 8886 0076, Email: info@satipanya.org.uk ;offers various courses in insight meditation (vipassana) and other Buddhist meditation practices and teachings in Theravada Buddhist Tradition of South-East Asia. Activities include evening classes, day, weekend, and week-long courses, Dhamma talks, ceremonies (puja), discussion groups, and personal interviews.

Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey The Abbey is situated in a quiet Northumberland valley and offers a full and varied programme of retreats and residential training. It is a Buddhist monastery and retreat centre in the Serene Reflection Meditation Tradition (J. Soto Zen, C. Ts'ao Tung). It was established in 1972 by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett, founder of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. The Abbey is under the spiritual direction of the Abbot, Rev. Master Daishin Morgan, a senior disciple of the late Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett.

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