Buddhist Organizations

 

The Clear Heart Sangha
Contact; Joanne and Richard Friday
725 School House Rd., Matunuck, RI 02879
Tel: (401) 789-8158
Email: ItsFriday@aol.com
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

 

 East Bay Shambhala Meditation Group
15 Juniper Street, Barrington, RI 02806
Tel : (401) 247-9369
Email: josephc637@aol.com
Tradition: Tibetan, Shambhala Buddhist
Affiliation: Shambhala International
Spiritual Director: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

 
Freedom of the Moon Sangha
Location: Providence, RI
Email: prosewing@aol.com
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living

 

 Hadaya-Avaya Buddhadhamma Fellowship
1874 Broad Street, Providence, RI 02905-3509
Tel: (401) 461-7756
Email: Hadayadhamma@aol.com
Tradition: Pali Canon, Ch'an Sutra
Affiliation: Independent
Spiritual Director: Kalyanamitta Nissanga
Jamestown Shambhala Meditation Group
Suite 206, Shady Lea Mill, Shady Lea Road, North Kingstown, RI
Contacts: Tessa Pybus or David Margolis
Tel: (401) 521-2144 or (401) 423-3873
Email: jsmg@quietc.com or tessapybus@quietc.com
Web site: www.shambhala.org/center/jamestown
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyu & Nyingma lineages
Affiliation: Shambhala International
Spiritual Director: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Ani Pema Chodron
 		 The Kwan Um School of Zen
99 Pound Road, Cumberland, RI 02864
Tel: (401) 658-1464, Fax: 658-1188
Email: info@kwanumzen.org
Web site: www.kwanumzen.org
Tradition: Korean Zen
Spiritual Director: Zen Master Seung Sahn
Providence Zen Center / Diamond Hill Zen Monastery
(International Head Temple of the Kwan Um School of Zen)
99 Pound Road, Cumberland, RI 02864
Office Tel: (401) 658-1464
Fax: (401) 658-1188
Residence Tel: (401) 658-2499
Email: pzc@kwanumzen.org
Web site: www.kwanumzen.org/pzc
Founder Teacher: Zen Master Seung Sahn
Tradition: Kwan Um School of Zen (Korean)
 		 Warren Shambhala Meditation Group
36 Bridge Street, Warren, RI 02885
Tel: (401) 245-3631
Email: bawitbeck@aol.com
Tradition: Tibetan: Kagyu/Nyingma Lineages
Affiliation: Shambhala International
Founder: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Teacher: The Sakyong, Mipham Rinpoche
Contact: Bridgit A. Witbeck
Wat Lao Buddhovath of Rhode Island (Meditation Center)
88 Limerock Road, Smithfield, RI 02917
Contact Persons:
Ven.Ajanh Bounthanh Prasavath, President
Ven. Ajanh Ariya Vamso, Meditation Teacher
Tel: 401-232-9796/ 401-349-0484 (Med)
Fax: 401-349-0484
Emails: ariyavamo@juno.com or contact@watlaori.org
Web site: www.watlaori.org
Tradition: Theravada/ Laotian
Affiliation: Laotian Cultural Center
Spiritual Director: Ven. Ajanh Bounthanh Prasavath
 		 Wat Thormikaram of Rhode Island
(Khmer Buddhist Society of New England)
177-179 Hanover Street, Providence, RI 02907
Tel: (401) 272-4641
Tradition: Theravada, Cambodian
Mr. Sokvann Sam (Temple Vice President)
Email: s.sam@verizon.net