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American Buddhist Association & Harmony Zen Center
4524 N. Richmond Street, Chicago, IL 60625
Tel: (773) 583-5794
Tradition: Jodo Shinshu & Rinzai/Soto Zen

Bloomington-Normal Zen Group
PO Box 1203 Bloomington, IL 61702-1203
Tel: (309) 828-4162
Email: bhodgman@ice.net
Tradition: Japanese Soto School

Bong Boolsa, Korean Buddhist Temple
5114 North Elston Avenue Chicago, IL 60630
Tel: (773) 286-0307
Tradition: Chogye Buddhist order of Korea

Buddhadharma Meditation Center
8910 South Kingery Highway Hinsdale, IL 60521
Tel: (630) 789-8866, Fax: (630) 789-8879
Tradition: Theravada, Thai
Email: bmc8910@hotmail.com
Web site: www.buddhistbmc.org/index.html

Buddhist Compassion Relief
28 N. Cass Ave. Westmont IL 60559
Tel: (630) 963-6601, Fax: (630) 963-6602
Web site: www.tzuchi.org/index.html

Buddhist Association of Central Illinois
1860 East Lakeshore Drive. Spingfield, IL 62707
Tel: (217) 529-6819
Email: quam.michael@uis.edu
Tradition: Japanese Soto School

Buddhist Council of the Midwest
2400 Prairie, Evanston, IL, 60201
Tel: (847) 869-4975, Fax: (847) 869-0517
Email: jfred@wwa.com
Web site: http://members.ync.net/jfred

Buddhist Research Center of America
253 N. Crooked Lane Lindenhurst, IL 60046
Tel: (847) 265-8149

Buddhist Temple of Chicago
1151 West Leland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60640
Tel: (773) 334-4661, Fax: (773) 334-4726
Email: info@budtempchi.org

Bul Taha Sa Zen Group
4360 West Montrose Avenue Chicago IL 60641
Tel: (773) 286-1551

Burmese Buddhist Association
15 W.110 Forest Lane Elmhurst, IL 60657
Tradition: Theravada Tel: (630) 941-7608; (847) 918-7057
(847) 679-0257
Email: innya@sisna.com
Web site: http://bba.freeservers.com

Bong Boolsa Korean Buddhist Temple
5114 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL 60630
Tel: (773) 286-0307
Tradition: Mahayana

Cambodian Buddhist Association (Wat Khemararan)
1258 W. Argyle Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 878-8226
Tradition: Khmer (Cambodian) Theravada

Chagdud Gonpa Chicago
1632 S. State Street, Belvidere, IL 61008
Tel: (815) 544-6464, Fax: (815) 547-5550
Email: chenjw@aol.com
Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingmapa

Chagdud Gompa
Padma Center
6931 Marengo, Belvedere, IL 61008
Tel: (815) 544-6464
Email: chaggonil@aol.com
Web site: www.chagdud.org
Tradition: Nyingmapa

Chicago Jodo Shu Temple
1507 Madison, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 328-1199

Chicago Karma Thegsum Choling
1311 W. Arthur Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: (773) 743-5134
Tradition: Tibetan

Chicago Nichiren Buddhist Church
4216 N. Paulina Street, Chicago, IL, 60613
Tel: (773) 348-2028, Fax: (773) 348-2028
Tradition: Nichiren Shu

Chicago Rimé Foundation
4026 North Kenmore / #1 Chicago, IL 60613
Tel: (773) 525-1088
Web site: www.ChicagoRime.Homestead.com
Tradition: Tibetan (Non-sectarian)

Chicago Shambhala Center
7331 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: (773) 743-8147, Fax: 743-0464
Email: Peter McLaughlin: pmclaugh@suba.com
Web site: www.shambhala.org/center/chicago
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyü lineage

Chicago Vipassana Sitting Group
2240 N. Magnolia Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: (773) 472-4787, (773) 975-1282

Chicago Zen Center
2029 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 475-3015
Web site: www.chicagozen.com
Tradition: Japanese Soto/Rinzai
Email: sevanross@mindspring.com

Chua Phat Bao (Vietnamese Buddhist Temple)
1495 E. Prospect Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018
Tel: (847) 827-4599
Tradition: Pure Land

Chua Truc Lam (Vietnamese Buddhist Temple)
4906 N. Winthrop, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 275-5301
Tradition: Vietnamese Mahayana

Clear Sky Zen Group
McKinley Foundation (Geneva Room)
809 S. Fifth Street, Champaign, IL 61820
Mailing Address: URH 192 Daniels, 1010
W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: (217) 332-2449
Email: hartkeme@uiuc.edu
Web site: www.cogsci.uiuc.edu/~hartkeme
Tradition: Soto Zen

Dhammakaya Meditation Center of Chicago
6224 W. Gunnison, Chicago IL 60630
Tel: (773) 763-8763
Email: dimc_il@dhammakaya.or.th
Web site: www.dhammakaya.or.th
Tradition: Theravada, Thai

Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association Chicago Chapter
1144 Waukegan Road, Northbrook, IL 60062
Tradtion: Chinese Chan (Zen). DDMBA Taiwan
Tel: (847) 564-3602, Fax: 498-1616
Email: iriswang@pcmax.net
Web sites: www.d.org or www.ddm.org.tw

Galena Sangha
231 S. Dodge Street, Galena, IL 61036
Tel: (815) 777-4717
Tradition: Vietnamese Zen

Great Plains Zen Center
1433 E. Walnut Ave. Des Plaines, IL 60016,
Mailing Address: G.P.Z.C., PO Box
3362, Barrington IL 60011
Tel: (847) 298-8472, (Bruce Kramer)
(847) 381-8798
Email: gpzc@greatplainszen.org
Web site: www.greatplainszen.org
Tradition: Japanese Soto/Rinzai

Han-Ma-Um Seon (Zen) Center
7852 N. Lincoln Ave. Skokie, IL 60077
Lineage: Chogye Order (Korean)
(847) 674-0812, Fax: (847) 674-2280
Email: hanmaum@buddhapia.com

Harmony Zen Center
4635 North Racine Ave., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (312) 583-5794
Tradition: Rinzai/Soto Zen

Heartland Sangha
5043 W. Warwick, Chicago, IL 60641
Tradition: American Buddhism
Affiliation: Independent
Tel: (773) 545-9972
Email: heartlandsangha@hotmail.com
Web site: www.heartlandsangha.org

Illinois Zen Group
907 N. Westgate, Mt. Prospect, IL 60066
Lineage: Chogye Order, Korean
Tel: (847) 991-0855 (Kay Kim)
Tel: (847) 259 4179 (Henry Choi)

Indian Buddhist Association, USA
330 Barrington Drive, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Tel: (815) 939-2708, Fax: (815) 937-3023
Email: rdeepankar@sprynet.com

Insight Meditation Group, Chicago
PO box 1597, Evanston, IL 60204
Tradition: Theravadin lineage of Achan Chah
Tel: (847) 328-4445
Contact: (773) 472-4787
Email: abelspringer@yahoo.com

International Buddhism Friendship Association
5414 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640
Tradition: Mahayana, Zen
Tel/Fax: (773) 271-5708, beeper: (312) 250-0017
Email: tomcheng@xsite.net

International Zen Dojo Sogenkai
1016 W. Belmont Chicago, IL 60657
Tel: (773) 525-3141
Email: aikidoamer@aol.com
Tradition: Rinzai Zen

International Zen Dojo Sogenkai
Japanese Cultural Center
1016 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL 60657
Tel: (773) 525-3141, Fax: (773) 525-5916
Email: miller@cs.depaul.edu
Tradition: Japanese Rinzai School

Jewel Heart Chicago Center
4753 N. Broadway, Ste. 812, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (847) 256-3186
Email: brpallas@aol.com
Web site: www.jewelheart.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelupa

Kampuchean Buddhist Society
4716 North Winthrop Avenue Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 989-0969
Tradition: Cambodian, Thai, Laotian and
Vietnamese Theravada

Karma Thegsum Choling - Chicago
1311 West Arthur Avenue Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: (773) 743-5134, (773) 743-7135
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu.
Email: MarvMoser@aol.com or chicagoktc@excite.com
Web site: www.kagyu.org
Director: (773) 493-1260

Korean Zen Group (Urbana)
1007 W. Clark, Apt. #18, Urbana, IL 61801
Tel: (217) 367-3043 (home) 333-4918 (office)

Kubose Dharma Legacy
8334 Harding Avenue Skokie, IL 60076
Tel: (847) 677-8211
Email: kubose@worldnet.att.net
Web site: www.brightdawn.org
Tradition: Japanese Mahayana / Liberal Shin (Pure Land)

Kwan Um Zen Community of Chicago
c/o Ron Kidd, 550 West Grand Place,
Unit 3A, Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: (773) 327-1695
Email: ecutler@openport.com
Tradition: Korean Chogye Zen
Email: rkidd@wppost.depaul.edu

K. Z. C. Sitting Group
2303 Sumac Court North, Champaign, IL 61821
Tel: (217) 352-1676
Tradtion: Japanese Soto/Rinzai

Lakeside Buddha Sangha
2103 Noyes, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 475-0080

Lake County Zen Center

Ling Shen Ching Tze (Chicago)
3017 S. Farrell, Chicago, IL 60608
Lineage: Chinese Vajrayana: True Buddha School.
Tel: (773) 927-8807, Fax: (773) 818-8988
Email: webmaster@tbsn.org
Web site: www.tbsn.org
Contact (847) 576-8086

Lotus Sangha (Khom Sen)
520 Canyon Run Rd. Naperville, IL 60565
Tel: (630) 983-6287
Email: amelia_nguyen@hotmail.com

Midwest Buddhist Information Center
2400 Prairie, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 869-0517
Email: jfred@ync.net
Web site: http://members.ync.net/jfred
Tradition: Basic Buddhism

Midwest Buddhist Temple
435 West Menomonee Street Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: (312) 943-7801, Fax: (312) 943-8069
Tradition: Jodo Shinshu, Pure Land School

Natural Buddhist Meditation Temple of Greater Chicago
8243 South Newland Road, Burbank, IL 60459
Tel: (708) 599-5920, Fax: 599-5241
Email: watpa@earthlink.net
Web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~watpa
Tradition: Theravada, Thai (Dhammayutti Nikaya)

Nichiren Buddhist Temple of Chicago
4216 N. Paulina, Chicago, IL 60613
Tel: (773) 348-2028 / 275-6490 / 493-9872
Email: chicagonichiren@mac.com

Northwestern Buddhist Student Fellowship
2212 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 475-8633
Email: gumbo@nwu.edu

Northwest Chicago Zen Group
Countryside Unitarian Church
1025 N. Smith Road, Palatine, IL
Tel: (847) 298-8472

Oak Park Meditation Group
875 Lake Street Oak Park, IL 60301
Tel: (708) 848-4668
Email: Alvin@megsinet.net
Lineage: Theravada, Thai

Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers
2040 North Mohawk Street Chicago, IL 60614
Tel: (312) 951-8010
Email: info@padmasambhava.org
Web site: www.padmasambhava.org
1945 Redwood Lane Northbrook, IL 60062
Tel: (847) 562-1390
Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingma

Prairie Buddha Sangha
4N579 Pheasant Run Drive St. Charles, IL 60175
Lineage: Thich Nhat Hanh Vietnamese Zen. .
Tel: (630) 584-6337
Tel: (630) 837-7142
Email: PrairieBuddha@aol.com

Prairie Zen Center
515 S. Prospect, P.O. Box 1702, Champaign, IL 61824
Tel: (217) 384-8817
Web site: www.prairiezen.org
Tradition: Ordinary Mind Zen School
Email: mandrech@oba.uiuc.edu

Pureland Within Association
1316 Woodchuck Lane, Naperville, IL 60563
Tel: (630) 778-6032
Email: fang_shen@excite.com
Web site: http://purelandwithin.tripod.com
Tradition: Chinese Pureland

Quan Am Tu Buddhist Temple
5545 N. Broadway Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 271-7048
Tradition: Chinese Pure Land

Quang Minh Vietnamese Buddhist Temple
4429 North Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60625
Tel: (773) 275-6859
Tradition: Vietnamese Mahayana

Ratna Shri Sangha
3138 N. Drake Chicago, IL 60618
Tel: (773) 267-6224
Email: plars@aol.com
Web site: www.churchward.com/drikung
Tradtion: Tibetan Drikung Kagyu

Rigpa Fellowship, Chicago
Chicago, IL
Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingma
Tel: (312) 409-2906
Email: rigpa_chicago@yahoo.com

Sangamon River
Namaste Yoga Center
2160 South 6th Street, Springfield, IL
Email: mmquam@springnet1.com
Web site: www.sangamonzen.org

Shambhala Meditation Center, Chicago
7331 N. Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: (773) 743-8147 / 49, Fax: (847) 332-1862
Email: pmclaugh@suba.com
Web site: www.shambhala.org/centers/chi
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyu-Nyingma

Soka Gakkai International - USA (Chicago Culture Center)
1455 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605
Lineage: Nichiren Daishonin l
Tel: (312) 913-1211, Fax: (312) 913-0988
Email: gmccloskey@sgi-usa.org
Web site: www.sgi-usa-chicago.org

Sri Lankan Buddhist Community
PO Box 497, Glenview, IL 60025
Tradition: Tradavada, Sri Lankan
Tel: (847) 729-7938
Email: mapa@calumet.purdue.edu

Tara Temple
1 S. 171 Pine Lombard, IL 60148
Lineage: Tibetan tradition of Lama Je Tsong Khapa
Tel: (630) 629-9181
Email: nane2893@elmhurst.edu
Contact: (630) 985-5998
Email: cookemily@aol.com

Tian Long Temple, Chicago
(Mid American Buddhist Association)
106 W. Cermak Road, Chicago, IL 60616
Tel: (312) 326-2398
Lineage: Shao-lin

Tilopa Center
443 N. Edward Street, Decatur, IL 62522
Tel: (217) 425 0803, Fax: (217) 423 0986
Email: tilopafpmt@aol.com
Tradition: Tibetan (FPMT)

Udumbara Sangha Zen Center
501 Sherman, Evanston IL 60202
Tel: (847) 475-3264, Fax: 475-8937
Lineage: Japanese Soto (Suzuki Roshi and Katagiri Roshi)

Vajrayana Buddhist Center
3534 N. Hoyne, #2, Chicago, IL 60618
Lineage: Tibetan, Gelugpa
Tel: 773-529-1862, Fax: 773-529-8626
Email: info@vajrabc.org
Web site: www.vajrabc.org

Wat Buddhadharma
8910 South Kingery Highway, Hinsdale, IL 60521
Tel: (630) 789-8866, Fax: (630) 789-8879
Web site: www.buddhistbmc.org
Email: bmc8910@hotmail.com
Tradition: Theravada, Thai (Maha Nikaya)

Wat Dhammaram / Vipassana Meditation Center
7059 W. 75th Street, Chicago, IL 60638
Tel: (708) 594-8100/6131 Fax: (708) 594-8114
Email: dhammaram@yahoo.com
Web site: www.dhammaram.iirt.net
Tradition: Theravada, Thai (Maha Nikaya)

Wat Khamermetta
4716 North Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 989-0969, Fax: (773) 989-0933
Tradition: Tradavada, Thai (Maha Nikaya)

Wat Lao Phoxayaram
50 King Arthur Ct., Elgin, IL 60120
Tel: (630) 377-3498
Tradition: Theravada

Wat Phothikaram (Lao Buddhist Temple)
3328 South Mulford Road, Rockford, IL 61109
Tel: (815) 874-2176
Tradition: Theravada

Wat Phrasriratanamahadatu
4735 North Magnolia Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: (773) 784-0257, Fax: (773) 784-0235
Web site: www.watphrasri.iirt.net
Email: watphrasri@iirt.net
Tradition: Tradavada, Thai (Maha Nikaya)

West Suburban Zen Group
1723 Lakecliffe, #C Wheaton, IL 60187
Tel: (630) 665-2721
Email: mmck70000@aol.com
Web site: www.geocities.com/chicagozen/practice.htm

Woodstock Zen Group
504 West Jackson, Woodstock, IL 60098
Tel: (815) 337-9897
Email: afterglo@mc.net
Web site: www.geocities.com/chicagozen/practice.htm

Won Buddhism of America
6330 N. Cicero Ave. Chicago, IL 60646
Lineage: Korean Won
Tel: (773) 282-9922

Zen Buddhist Temple
(Buddhist Society of Compassionate Wisdom)
1710 W. Cornelia (Near Ashland & Belmont) Chicago, IL 60657-1219
Tel: (773) 528-8685, Fax: (773) 528-9909
Email: buddha@enteract.com
Web site: www.zenbuddhisttemple.org
Tradition: Korean Chogye Zen

The Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago
865 Bittersweet Drive, Northbrook, IL 60062
Tel: (847) 272-2070
Lineage: Soto Zen
Email: suirin@earthlink.net

Zen Center, Chicago
2029 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Tel: (847) 475-3015, Fax: (847) 328-7167 (7am - 4pm)
Email: SevanRoss@classic.msn.com
Web site: www.chicagozen.com/home.html
Tradtion: Integrated Rinzai/Soto Zen