Buddhism

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• Amitabha Hospice Service   (www.amitabhahospice.org)

  A Buddhist charity providing free support and companionship for the terminally ill and their families, in the greater Auckland area.

• Auckland Buddhist Centre   (www.aucklandbuddhistcentre.org)

  Part of a worldwide movement called the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order.

• Auckland Shambhala Buddhist Centre   (www.shambhala-buddhism.org.nz)

  The centre offers Buddhist meditation instruction, retreats and study seminars in the Shambhala teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.

• Auckland Zen Centre   (www.aucklandzen.org.nz)

  Authentic Zen meditation training in Auckland led by Auckland-born sanctioned Zen teacher and priest, Sensei Amala Wrightson.

• Bodh Gaya Buddhist Centre   (www.meditate.org.nz)

  Meditation makes the mind calm and peaceful. From this peaceful mind a deep happiness and contentment can arise from within. Bodh Gaya Buddhist Centre offers meditation for every level of meditator.

• Buddha House Sanctuary   (www.buddhahouse.co.nz)

  Encourage particpants to start the day with Chi Kung exercises and meditation under guidance.

• Buddhist Youth Assocation (NZ)   (welcome.to/byanz)

  Welcome to the Buddhist Youth Association(NZ) home page.

• Chandrakirti Meditation Centre   (www.chandrakirti.co.nz)

  A Tibetan Buddhist centre situated in the rolling hills of the Nelson countryside. Their goal is to promote the wisdom, compassion and kindness that is the very heart of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice.

• Dhargyey Buddhist Centres   (dbc.dharmakara.net)

  Regular meetings and classes are held at the centres, covering Buddhist philosophy, meditation and Tibetan language. Free classes are held at centres in Dunedin, Whangarei and Christchurch.

• Diamond Way Buddhism   (www.diamondway-buddhism.org.nz)

  Part of an international network of over 450 centres for meditation, under the spiritual guidance of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Thaye Dorje, and directed by Lama Ole Nydahl. They provide friendly places where all can meet to learn and meditate.

• Directory of New Zealand Buddhist Centres   (www.bodhinyanarama.net.nz)

  Includes Theravadin, Zen, Tibetan, Mahayana, Retreat Centres, New Age, Workshops, Teachers, and Temples.

• Dorje Chang Institute for Wisdom Culture   (www.dci.org.nz)

  Introduction to advanced courses avaliable, accommodation, stupa, library and shop for buddhism in Auckland.

• Enlightened Heart   (www.karmapa.org.nz)

  Is the home of Karma Kagyu Buddhism in New Zealand.

• FWBO   (www.fwbo.org.nz)

  Welcome to the friends of the western buddhist order (FWBO) New Zealand.

• Hawkes Bay Buddhist Centre   (www.phuntsokchoeling.co.nz)

  Phuntsok Choeling offers membership and courses to practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism in Napier.

• His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet : New Zealand Tour 2007   (www.dalailamavisit.org.nz)

  In June 2007 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will visit New Zealand to give public talks in Auckland and Wellington and a public teaching in Auckland. This visit will be a rare opportunity for New Zealanders to see and hear the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.

• His Holiness the 14th Dali Lama of Tibet   (www.friends-of-tibet.org.nz/dlama.html)

  Information from the Friends of Tibet New Zealand site.

• Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling Trust   (www.mandala.org.nz)

  A Tibetan Buddhist meditation centre located just outside Whangarei, surrounded by native bush and majestic views. The centre offers teachings, retreats and guidance with their resident teacher, Ven. Geshe Sangey Thinley.

• Kagyu Rime Dharjay Choling   (www.rigpedorje.com)

  Information on the politics of Kagyu Buddhism in New Zealand and Australia.

• Karma Choeling Buddhist Monastery   (www.kagyu.org.nz)

  Teaching schedule, centre details and Buddhist information.

• Mahamudra Centre   (www.mahamudra.org.nz)

  A Buddhist retreat centre set in the Colville Valley on the Coromandel Peninsula. The centre provides a relaxing environment for individual or group retreats, and also offer sa regular programme of Buddhist teachings and meditations.

• Maitai Zendo   (www.zendo.org.nz)

  A Zen Buddhist organisation in the Diamond Sangha lineage, situated in Nelson.

• New Zealand Karma Kagyu Trust   (www.kagyu.org.nz/nzkkt.html)

  Karma Choeling Buddhist Monastery in Kaukapakapa, and the Karma Thigsum Choeling in Christchurch.

• Nyima Tashi Kagyu Buddhist Centre   (www.nyima-tashi.org.nz)

  A Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist Centre in Auckland.

• Soka Gakkai International New Zealand (SGINZ)   (www.sginz.org)

  Based on the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism, the core philosophy of SGINZ can be summed up by the concept of 'human revolution'. This is the idea that the self-motivated inner change of even a single individual can positively affect the larger web of life.