Louisiana

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Blue Iris Sangha
2419 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70117
Tel:(504) 947-6227  Fax: (215) 243-7961
Email: dewain2419@hotmail.com
Web site: home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-blueirissangha
Tradition: Vietnamese Zen
Affiliation: Order of Inter Being, founded by Thich Nhat Hanh
Contact: Dewain Belgard

Dhongak Tharling Dharma Center
3621 DeSaix Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70119
Tel: (504) 948-6721
Email: dhongaktharling@hotmail.com
Web site: quietmountain.com/dharmacenters/dhongak_tharling/source.htm
Teacher: Ven. Lama Ngawang Tsultrim Zangpo
Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingmapa, Rigdzin Dakgyud
Affiliation: Tholu Gompa
Contact: Ingmar Kathleen Mounce, Secretary

Gold Dharma Monastery
3645 Florida Avenue, Kenner, Louisiana, 70065
Tel: (504) 466-1626
Tradition: Mahayana
Affiliation: Dharma Realm Buddhist Association (DRBA)
Teacher: Ven. Master Hsuan Hua (founder)


Meditation Group - Louisiana
Unitarian Church
Goodwood Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Contacts: David Waite or Ray Boudreaux
Tel: (225) 763-9389
Email: davidwaite@cox.net
Tradition: Vipassana / Mindfulness
Affiliation: Ecclectic

Mindfulness Community of Greater New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130 Contact person: Gabe David Jumonville
Telephone 985-705-6133
Email: mindfulnesscommunity@yahoo.com
Web site http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mindfulnesscommunity
Tradition Thich Nhat Hanh
Affiliation Vietnamese Zen/Mindfulness
Comments: Zen meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh respecting the forms of practice of the Order of Interbeing.

New Orleans Kadampa Meditation Center
Tel: (817)303-2700
Email: info@meditationintexas.org
Web site: Meditation & Buddhism in New Orleans
Teacher: Kelsang Jangchub
Tradition: New Kadampa Tradition
Spiritual Director: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

New Orleans Zen Temple
748 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Contact: Jeffrey Cantin Email: info@nozt.org
Phone: 504-525-3533
Web site: www.nozt.org
Tradition: Soto Zen
Lineage: Taisen Deshimaru
Teacher: Robert Livingston

Ruston Kadampa Meditation Center
Tel: (817)303-2700
Email: info@meditationintexas.org
Web site: Meditation & Buddhism in Louisiana
Teacher: Kelsang Jangchub
Tradition: New Kadampa Tradition
Spiritual Director: Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Shunyata Sangha
Contact: David Waite
8470 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA
Tel: (225) 763-9389
Tradition: Vietnamese Zen
Affiliation: Order of Inter Being, founded by Thich Nhat Hanh

Udmbara Sangha
409 Azalea Street, Lafayette, LA 70506
Tel: (318) 235-1784
Tradition: Soto Zen
Lineage: Shunryu Suzuki, Dainin Katagiri
Teacher: Diane Martin
Affiliation: Udumbara Sangha, Evanston, IL
Contact: Virginia de Gravelles