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Photo: Avalokiteshwara (Kuan Yin), Bodhisattva of Compassion.

Monasteries, priories (local temples), and affiliated meditation groups of the O.B.C. are located in Europe and North America. The European Office of the Order is at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, and the North American Office is as Shasta Abbey. The Head of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives is Rev. Haryo Young.

Europe
United Kingdom

The Netherlands

Germany

United States
California

Oregon

Washington

Rocky Mountain States

South Carolina

Canada

British Columbia

Alberta

International

West Indies

Jade Mountains

Europe

United Kingdom
Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey Carrshield HEXHAM NE47 8AL Telephone: 01434 345204 (between 9.30am - 11.30am or 2.30pm - 4.30pm, any day) FAX : 01434 - 345216	The Place of Peace Dharma House P.O. Box 207 ABERYSTWYTH SY23 1WY Telephone: Rev. Myoho Harris, 01970 832026	Portobello Buddhist Priory (Rev. Favian Straughan, Prior) Portobello Buddhist Priory Portobello Edinburgh EH15 1LL Telephone: (0131) 669 9622 Email: favian.straughan@homecall.co.uk
Rochdale Zen Retreat (Chief Priest: Rev. Peter Bonati) Spring Bank Moss Lane Little Hoole Preston PR4 4SX Telephone: 01772 612112	Reading Buddhist Priory (Prior: Rev. Alina Burgess) 176 Cressingham Road READING RG2 7LW Telephone/FAX:0118 9860750 Please phone between 9.30 am & 12.30 and between 2.30 & 5.30 pm from Tuesday - Saturday, or leave a message.	Telford Buddhist Priory 49 The Rock, TELFORD TF3 5BH Telephone: 01952 615574
Great Ocean Dharma Refuge (Rev Mokugen Kublicki) Penwern Felindre Farchog Crymych, Pembrokeshire Wales SA41 3XF Telephone: 01239 891 360	Dragon Bell Temple (Rev Myfanwy McCorry) 14, Albion Place EXETER, Devon EX4 6LH Telephone: 01392 479 648	Dharma Cloud Trust (Rev Chushin Passmore) Newport South Wales Telephone: 07984 632103
Rev Master Jigen Bartley North Norfolk

United Kingdom Meditation Groups

Aberdeen Bob McGraw 01330 824339 Gordon & Joyce Edward 01467 681525	Aberfeldy Robin Baker 01887 820339	Birmingham Duncan Kennedy 01213 512518	Cambridge Richard Potter 01223 411018
Carmathen Eric Jones 01267 236684	Chichester Glenda Wilkinson 01243 827807	Cirencester Allie McLeod 01451 861146	Cornwall Andrew & Julie Taylor-Browne 1209 831 672
Dundee Elliott Forsyth 01333 451788 Liz Evans 01382 452748	Galloway Julia Langley or Penny Lilley 01556 504909	Hexham Jan & Alex Reed 01434 601928	Huddersfield Jim Gore-Langton 01484 340150 Tony Johnson 01484 681300
Hull Mike Horne 01482 346784	North Lakes Group Gill James 01900 85036	Lancaster Paul Taylor 01524 593621 daytime only please Kate Shirra-Gibb 01524 39918	Leeds Treasa Cassidy 01132 899790 Tony Woods 01274 599577
Leicester Yvonne Fegan 0116 241 8110	Liverpool Lynne Stumpe 01248 490003 07890 608230	London David Brownridge 07974 836563 Basia Lautman 02073 739574	Matlock Julie Dumelow 01629 581335 Don Astley 07759 091424
Milton Keynes Hilaire MacCarthy 01280 813962	Newcastle Steve Roberts 01830 520760	Norwich Chris Loukes 01692 538537	Nottingham Ted Fullick 01159 603450 Ruth Jobson 01159 608445
Preston Vanessa Braithwaite 07841 471833 Chris Richardson 01772 863232	Sheffield Martin Jordin 01142 966113 Catherine Dee 01142 668435	Teesside John Adams 01642 319864

The Netherlands
Gemeenschap van Boeddhistische Contemplatieven (Community of Buddhist Contemplatives) De Dharmatoevlucht Eerw. Baldwin Schreurs De Heze 51 7335 BB, APELDOORN The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0) 55 542 0038

Meditation Groups

Groningen
Koosje Meiborg
Tel. +31 (0) 50 312 8883

Utrecht
Ayse Kartal
Tel. +31 (0) 30 262 5972

Germany

Dharmazuflucht Schwarzwald
Ehrw. Fuden Nessi
Kentheimerstr. 29
D-75385 Bad Teinach-Zavelstein
Tel: +49 (0) 7053 929 609

Meditation Groups

Munich Group
Barbara Lang
+49 (0) 89 171 783

Stuttgart Group
Karola Haar,
+49 (0) 711 530 2723

United States

California

Shasta Abbey

(Rev. Meian Elbert, Abbess)

3724 Summit Drive

Mt. Shasta, CA 96067-9102

Tel. (530) 926-4208

Fax. (530) 926-0428

Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple & Meditation Retreat

( Rev. Phoebe van Woerden, Prior)

941 Lockwood Valley Road

Maricopa, CA 93252

Tel. (254) 241-6102

Berkeley Buddhist Priory

(Rev. Kinrei Bassis, Prior)

1358 Marin Avenue

Albany, CA 94706

Tel. (510) 528-1876

email: prior@berkeleybuddhistpriory.org

Free meditation instruction.

Affiliated meditation groups meet in Ventura, Morro Bay, Fresno, San Jose, Meadow Vista (near Auburn) and Chico. For information, please contact the Guest Master at Shasta Abbey or your nearest priory.

Oregon

Portland Buddhist Priory

(Rev. Meiko Jones, Prior)
3642 SE Milwaukie Avenue
Portland, OR 97202
Tel. (503) 238-1123

Eugene Buddhist Priory

(Rev. Oswin Hollenbeck, Prior)
85415 Teague Loop
Eugene, OR 97405-9536
Tel. (541) 344-7377

Wallowa Buddhist Temple
(Rev. Meido Tuttle, Prior)
62916 Hurricane Creek Road
Joseph, OR 97846
Tel. (541) 432-6129
E-mail: info@wallowabuddhisttemple.org

Washington
Affiliated meditation groups meet in Seattle, Bremerton, and on Bainbridge Island. For information about Bremerton and Bainbridge, call (206) 855-0934