Amherst: Clothsack Zen - Hopping Tree Sangha
Member of the Community of Mindful Living. Provides information of interest to Buddhists in western Mass. Offers weekly group meditation.
Amherst: The Living Dharma Center
Harada-Yasutani-Kapleau lineage, Richard Clarke, teacher.
Arlington: Bean Town Sangha
Soto Zen center loosely affiliated with the Pioneer Valley Zendo. Offers weekly Zen study, weekend zazen, and quarterly sesshins.
Boston: Houn-an, Dharma Cloud Hermitage
A non-profit organization working to establish a Renzai Zen temple in Sasaki Roshi's lineage in the greater Boston area.
Boston: Shim Gum Do - Mind Sword Path
Combines Zen meditation and body practice throud training in swordsmanship.
Boundless Way Zen Community
Buddhist community serving Sommerville, Newton, Cambridge, and the greater Boston area led by James Ishmael Ford Sensei, Harada/Yasutani lineage. Affiliated with the Pacific Zen Institute, Spring Hill Zen Group, the Henry Thoreau Zen Sangha, and the Worcester Zen Group.
Cambridge Zen Center
Large residential center founded in 1973 offering a complete Zen practice schedule. Member of the Kwan Um School of Zen.
Charlemont: Valley Zendo
Offers daily zazen practice, weekly Sunday services and Dharma talks, and semi-annual sesshins in the Soto lineage. Sponsors sitting groups at Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and Amherst College.
Dennis: Cape Sangha -- The Cape Cod Community of M
Practices mindfulness meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Offers weekly group meditation.
Maynard: Clock Tower Sangha
A community of mindfulness students and practitioners who live in the towns northwest of Boston, Massachusetts. Inspired by the teachings of the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Newton: Henry Thoreau Zen Sangha
A Zen community in the Harada/Yasutani Zen lineage, led by James Ishmael Ford, Sensei. An activity of the First Unitarian Society in Newton and an affiliate of the Pacific Zen Institute and the Unitarian-Universalist Buddhist Fellowship.
Northampton: Black Moon Zendo
A place where all those wishing to practice zazen are welcome. Rinzai/Soto. Adam Genkaku Fisher resident teacher.
Northampton: Zen Center on Main Street
An affiliate of the Village Zendo and Zen Peacemaker Order. Offers zazen practice several times weekly.
Northampton: Zen Center on Main Street
Offers weekly practice in the Soto tradition.
Somerville: Boundless Way Zen / Spring Hill
Affiliated with Sensei James Ishmael Ford at the Henry Thoreau Zen Sangha, and is informally affiliated with Jan Chozen Bays Roshi at the Zen Community of Oregon, and Abbot John Daido Loori Roshi of Zen Mountain Monastery.
Stockbridge: The Clear Light Soceity
Offers regular zazen and retreats.
Upton: Sounsa Buddhist Temple
Offers services in Korean. Chogye Order.
Worcester Zen Group
Offers weekly group zazen and periodic talks. Affiliated with the First Unitarian Church of Worcester, and the Zen Community of Boston.
Worcester: Zenshinkan Dojo
Offers Zen classes for children and adults.
Zen Centers in Massachusetts
List of all Zen centers in Massachusetts.