Affiliated Centers
The centers listed are associated with active members and do not represent all Soto Zen centers in the US or elsewhere. If there is not a center near you, you can read about finding a teacher here.
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United States Centers
Complete list of United States centers.
- Not currently affiliated
- Alaska
- Anchorage Zen Community
- California
- Arcata Zen Center
- Berkeley Zen Center / Shogakuji
- Peaceful Sea Sangha
- Stone Creek Zen Center
- Russian River Zendo
- Jikoji Zen Center
- Kumeido / The Little River Zen Center
- Floating Zendo
- Zen Heart Sangha at Peninsula School
- Zen Mountain Center / Yokoji
- Kannon Do
- Shasta Abbey
- Everyday Zen Foundation
- Empty Nest Zendo/Kusodo
- Beginner's Mind Zen Center
- Bay Zen Center
- Dharma Eye Zen Center / Old Fig Zen Temple
- Hartford Street Zen Center
- San Francisco Zen Center / Beginners Mind Temple
- Middle Way Zen/San Jose Zendo
- Everyday Dharma Zen Center
- Santa Cruz Zen Center / Jorinzan Gyokuon-ji
- Ocean Gate Zen Center
- Green Gulch Farm Zen Center / Green Dragon Temple
- The Vimala Sangha
- Bamboo In The Wind Zen Center
- Clear Water Temple/Vallejo Zen Center
- Vista Zen Center
- Zen Heart Sangha
- Zenshuji Soto Mission
- Modesto Valley Heartland Zen
- Fresno River Zen
- Zen Center of Los Angeles
- Mt. Diablo Zen Group
- San Quentin Zen - The Buddhadharma Sangha
- Tassajara
- Monterey Bay Zen Center
- Colorado
- Prairie Mountain Zendo
- Georgia
- Atlanta Soto Zen Center
- Iowa
- Cedar Rapids Zen Center
- Ryumonji Zen Monastery
- Iowa City Zen Center
- Illinois
- Ancient Dragon Zen Gate
- Indiana
- Sanshin Zen Community/Sanshinji
- Louisiana
- Zen Meditation Center of New Orleans
- Massachusetts
- Greater Boston Zen Center
- Spring Hill Zen
- Boundless Way Zen
- Boundless Way Temple (Mugendo-ji)
- One Heart Zen
- Mrblehead Zen Center
- Maine
- Great River Zendo
- Minnesota
- Hokyoji
- Compassionate Ocean Dharma Center/Jikaiji
- Minnesota Zen Meditation Center / Ganshoji
- Clouds in Water Zen Center
- Wild Fox Zen Yugeji
- Missouri
- Missouri Zen Center (Buppozan Zengenji)
- Montana
- Mission Mountain Zen Group
- North Carolina
- Great Tree Women's Temple
- Zen Center of Asheville / Magnanimous Mind Temple
- Chapel Hill Zen Center / Red Cedar Mountain Temple
- Nebraska
- Nebraska Zen Center / Heartland Temple
- New Jersey
- Heart Circle Sangha
- New Mexico
- Desert Mirror Zendo and Guest House
- Hokoji Zendo
- Upaya Zen Center / Dokanji
- Silver City Zen Center (Ginzan-Ji)
- New York
- Empty Hand Zen Center
- Village Zendo / Dotokuji
- Twining Vines Sangha
- Zen Center of New York City, Fire Lotus Temple
- Zen Mountain Monastery
- Ocean Zendo
- Ohio
- Toledo Zen Center
- Jijuyu-ji Zen Sangha of Cleveland
- Oregon
- Dharma Rain Zen Center
- Ashland Zen Center / Siskiyou Sansui Do
- Great Vow Zen Monastery / Jizo Mountain
- Eugene Zendo
- Zen Center of Portland
- Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple
- Bright Way Zen
- Pennsylvania
- Mt. Equity Zendo / Jihoji
- Zen Center of Pittsburgh / Deep Spring Temple
- Soji Zen Center
- Rhode Island
- Benevolent Street Zen Sangha
- Texas
- Austin Zen Center / Zenkeiji
- Houston Zen Center
- San Antonio Zen Center
- Utah
- The Boulder Mountain Zendo
- Vermont
- Shao Shan Temple
- Washington
- Red Cedar Zen Community
- Olympia Zen Center / Ryoko-an
- One Pine Hall
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Zen Center / Kokyo-an
International Centers
Complete list of international centers.
- Canada
- Atlantic Soto Zen Center
- Mountain Rain Zen Community
- Daiko-ji
- Colombia
- Daishinji - Magnanimous Mind Zen Temple
- France
- Zendo Du Boulay
- Dojo Zen de Paris
- Germany
- Genrinji
- Italy
- Centro Zen L'Arco
- Japan
- Treeleaf Zendo
- Shougoji
- Mexico
- El Centro Zen de Mexico A.R. (CZM)
- Puerto Compasivo