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Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of Washington, DC Area
12540 Falls Road, Potomac, Maryland 20850
Contact: Administrator
Tel: 240-453-9200
Email: dcmetro@bodhipath.org
Web site: http://www.bodhipath.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu Lineage
Spiritual Director: H.H. Shamarpa Rinpoche
Teachers: Jigmela Rinpoche, Lama Tsongyi,
Lama Khedroup, Lama Tenpa

The Bodhicitta Foundation
1727 R St, NW Apt 501, Washington, DC 20009
Tel: (202) 518-1221
Email: aniTenzinLhamo@msn.com

Buddhist Group Washington, DC
Contact: Erik Olson
1101 L Street NW, Apt. 506 Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 5891170
Email: Washington@diamondway-center.org
Web site: www.diamondway.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Karma Kagyu, Diamond Way
Spiritual Director: the 17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje
Director: Lama Ole Nydahl

Drikung Mahayana Center (Washington, D.C. Area)
14905 Coles Chance Road, North Potomac MD 20878
Tel: (240) 893-6973
Email: drikungmahayanacenter@juno.com
Tradition: Tibetan, Drikung Kagyu lineage
Spiritual Director: His Eminence Garchen Triptrül Rinpoche

Giac Hoang Buddhist Temple
5401 16th Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20011
Tel: (202) 829-2423
Email: nguondao@cox.net
Tradition: Vietnamese Mahayana
Spiritual Director: Ven Thich Thanh Dam

Guhyasamaja Center
Location:Washington, DC
Tel: (703) 815.0758
Email:webmaster@guhyasamaja.org
Web site: www.guhyasamaja.org
Tradition: Tibetan, Gelugpa
Affiliation: FPMT

Insight Meditation Community of Washington
P.O. Box 212 Garrett Park, MD 20896
Contact: Caroline Stevens, Interim Administrator
Tel: (202) 986-2922
Email: meditate@imcw.org
Web site: www.imcw.org
Tradition: Vipassana (Theravada)
Spiritual Director: Tara Brach
Teachers: Tara Brach, Luisa Montero-Diaz, Hugh Byrne, Dori Langevin

International Buddhist Worship Services
George Washington University
Washington DC 20005
Contact Person: Professor B.N.Hebbar
Tel: (202) 994 6325
Email: bnhebbar@gwu.edu
Tradition: Theravada

Kagyu Drupgyu Chödzong (Kagyu DC)
1519 D St., S.E. Washington DC 20003-2439
Contact: Patrick McClintock & Marilyn Goldberg
Tel: (202) 546-0226
Email: info@kagyudc.org
Web site: www.kagyudc.org
Tradition: Karma Kagyu and Shangpa Kagyu lineages
Affiliation: Kagyu Thubten Chöling, the monastery and retreat center
of Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche in Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
Spiritual Director: Venerable Lama Norlha Rinpoche

Mintwood Zendo
P.O. Box 21022, Kalorama Station, Washington, DC 20009-0522
Contact person:Dennis
Tel: ( 301) 928-3718
Web site: www.mintwoodzendo.org
Practice:Zen Meditation

Rigpa - Washington DC
Address: various in WDC met area
Country: USA
Contact person
Tel: 1-866-200-5876 or 619-906-4291 (National Office)
Email: rigpadc@yahoo.com
Web site: http://washington.usa.rigpa.org/
Tradition: Tibetan, Nyingmapa (Rigpa)
Spiritual Director: Sogyal Rinpoche
Comments:RIGPA is a Tibetan word which means “the innermost nature of the mind.” Sogyal Rinpoche gave the name "Rigpa" to his work and to the vehicle he was developing to serve the Buddha’s teaching in the west. Now an international network with centers and groups in eleven countries around the world, Rigpa seeks: To make the teachings of Buddha available to benefit as many people as possible, and To offer those following the Buddhist teachings a complete path of study and practice, along with the environment they need to explore the teachings to their fullest.

Shambhala Center of Washington DC
8719 Colesville Road, Suite 210, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3919
Contact: Kathy Idziak
Tel: (301) 588-7020
Email: info@dcshambhala.org
Web site: www.shambhala.org/center/dc
Tradition: Tibetan, Kagyu/Ngingma
Founder: Ven. Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Spiritual Director: Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Silver Spring Zendo (One Heart Sangha)
Address: 9525 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901, USA
Contact person: Sensei Rose Mary "Myoan" Dougherty
Telephone: 301-585-8350
Email: rmdough@verizon.net
Web site: http://www.silverspringzendo.org
Tradition: Zen
Affiliation: White Plum Asanga
Spiritual Director: Sensei Rose Mary "Myoan" Dougherty
Comments: A gathering place for an interfaith Zen community in the White Plum lineage of Soto Zen, just inside the Beltway off Colesville Road.

Still Water Mindfulness Practice Center
6814 Westmoreland Avenue, Takoma Park MD20901
Contact: Mitchell Ratner
Tel: (301) 270-8353
Email: info@stillwaterMPC.org
Web site: http://www.stillwatermpc.org
Tradition: Zen Buddhist Master Thich Nhat Hahn
and the Order of Interbeing
Affiliation: Community of Mindful Living
Teacher: Mitchell Ratner

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center
Location: 1803 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
Contact: Gen Kelsang Varahi
Tel: (202) 986-2257
Email: info@meditation-dc.org
Web site: http://www.meditation-dc.org/
Tradition: Tibetan, The New Kadampa Tradition
Affiliation: Vajrayogini Buddhist Center
Spiritual Director: Geshe Kelsang Gyasto
Teacher: Gen Kelsang Varahi

Washington Buddhist Vihara
5017 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC.
Tel: (202) 723-0773
Web site: www.buddhistvihara.com
Founder: Ven. Madihe Pannasiha Mahanayaka Thera
Tradition: Theravada, Sri Lankan

Wat Thai D.C.
13440 Layhill Road, Silver Spring, MD
Email: handy@iirt.net
Web site: www.thanat.iirt.net
Tradition: Theravada
Contact: Phra Maha Thanat Inthisan

Wat Tummaprateip Washington DC
36 Farmington Road, W., Accokeek, MD 20607
Tel: (301) 203-9500, Fax: (301) 203-9400
Email: dhamma@iirt.com
Web site: www.tummaprateip.iirt.net
Tradition: Theravada

Zen Buddhist Center of Washington, DC — Ka Shin Zendo
7006 East Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Tel: (202) 829-1966
Email: kashinzendo@hotmail.com
Web site: www.washingtonzen.org
Tradition: Rinzai Zen