List of sanghas in San Diego County, California
Name School of Buddhism Founder/Date Location
Mirror Mind Buddhist Sangha ( Center for American Buddhist Practice ) Buddhism ( regardless of school ) , non-sectarian Mahayana ca . 2005 San Diego
Pacific Seaside Sangha Buddhism ( regardless of school ) Gavin Seedorf ( 2014 ) 4666 Cass St San Diego
Dharma Bum Temple Buddhism ( regardless of school ) Jeffrey Zlotnik ( 2006 ) San Diego
Pacific Buddha 太平佛 non-sectarian Mahayana , unifying Pure Land Buddhism with the basics in all Schools of Buddhism The Wests oldest Buddhist tradition , established 1880 . ( incorporated 2002 ) Del Mar at Zenergy Holistic Physical Therapy
Buddha For You Buddhism ( regardless of school ) Jeffrey Zlotnik San Diego
Vista Zen Center Zen White Plum Asanga lineage Vista
Three Treasures Zen Community Zen White Plum lineage Rancho Peñasquitos
Deer Park Monastery Zen Thích Nhất Hạnh ( 2000 ) Escondido
Sweetwater Zen Center Zen Anne Seisen Saunders ( 2000 ) National City
Hidden Valley Zen Center Zen ( 1968 ) San Marcos
Ensenada Zen Group Vietnamese Zen Ensenada , Baja California , Mexico
All People 's World Beat Sangha Plum Village Tradition World Beat Center
Heart Beat Sangha ( People of Color ) Plum Village Tradition World Beat Center
Open Heart Sangha Plum Village Tradition ( 2010 ) First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego
Peaceful Shores Sangha Plum Village Tradition University Lutheran Church
Compassionate Heart Sangha Plum Village Tradition Encinitas
Palomitas de Paz Sangha Plum Village Tradition Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Really Beneficial Sangha Plum Village Tradition Rancho Bernardo/Escondido
Still Ripening Sangha ( Order of Interbeing ) Plum Village Tradition Deer Park Monastery
Metta Forest Monastery Theravada , Thai Forest Tradition Valley Center
List
This is a list of sanghas in San Diego County, California, which corresponds to the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area. All major branches of Buddhism, Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana, are represented there, as is the Mahayana form Zen, as are Vipassanā and Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land). There is also a secular Zen sangha. The area is home to monasteries as well as to less formally engaged groups who gather for meditation and community. Siddhārtha Gautama died over 2500 years ago, but the oldest Buddhist organization in San Diego County is less than 100 years old.