Buddhist Centres in New Zealand
... and NEW! for better NZ and Worldwide lists, see below[Last updated 23 November, 2006 ]
Tibetan Dharma Centres in New Zealand
- Founding teacher:
- Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
- Resident teacher:
- Ven. Thupten Tulku
- Director:
- Peter Small
- Address:
- Dhargyey Buddhist Centre
22 Royal Terrace
Dunedin 9006
New Zealand
- Phone/Fax:
- +64 (3) 4778 374
- E-mail:
- Director (Peter Small): trustees@dhargyey.org.nz
- Spiritual Guide:
- Ven. Thupten Rinpoche
- Resident Teacher:
- Ven. Geshe Sangey Thinley
- Directors:
- Kaari Schlebach and Paul Currie
- Address:
- Dhargyey Buddhist Centre of Love &
Compassion
220 Pipiwai Road
RD 6 Whangarei
New Zealand
- Phone:
- +64 (9) 435 4113 or +64 (9) 435 4444
- Fax:
- +64 (9) 435 4424
- E-mail:
- dharma@igrin.co.nz
- WWW:
- www.mandala.org.nz
- Spiritual Guide:
- Ven. Thupten Rinpoche
- Director:
- Elaine Dobson
- Address:
- ?
Christchurch 8001
New Zealand
- Phone:
- +64 (3) 3?
- Fax:
- +64 (3) 3?
- Director:
- Ecie Hursthouse
- Address:
- 6 Lyttleton Ave
Forrest Hill
Auckland 1309
New Zealand - Phone:
- +64 9 410-1431
- Fax:
- +64 9 410-1432
- E-mail:
- amitabha@stupa.org.nz
- WWW:
- www.amitabhahospice.org
- Spiritual Director:
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche
- Directors:
- Phillipa Rutherford and Bruce Farley
- Address:
- Sunrise Valley Road
Upper Moutere
Nelson
New Zealand or
PO Box 3319
Richmond
Nelson
New Zealand - Phone:
- +64 3 5432015
- Fax:
- +64 3 5432016
- E-mail:
- Chandrakirti@Tasman.net
- Resident teacher:
- Ven. Geshe Thubten Wangchen
- Directors:
- Kathy Frewen
- Address:
- 56 Powell St.
Avondale
Auckland
New Zealand
- Phone/Fax:
- +64 9 828 3333 and +64 9 828 1011
- E-mail:
- dci@dci.org.nz or janet@dci.org.nz
- WWW:
- www.dci.org.nz
- Director:
- Roy Fraser
- Address:
- Colville R.D. 4,
Coromandel
New Zealand
- Phone/Fax:
- +64 (7) 866 6851
- E-mail:
- retreat@mahamudra.org.nz
- WWW:
- www.mahamudra.org.nz
- Address:
- 20 Williamson Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland , New zealand
- Resident teachers:
- Ven. Lama Karma Samten and Ven. Lama Karma Shedrup
- Director:
- K.T. Jeltsen
- Address:
- New Zealand Karma Kagyu Trust
66 Bodhisattva Road
R.D. 1, Kaukapakapa 1250
New Zealand - Phone/Fax:
- +64 (9) 420 5428
- E-mail:
- office@kagyu.org.nz
- WWW:
- www.kagyu.org.nz
- Resident teacher:
- Ven. Lama Assi
- Director:
- John Herrett Karma Samten Chophel
- Address:
- New Zealand Karma Kagyu Trust
37 Warden St, or
P.O. Box 3160
Christchurch
New Zealand - Phone:
- work: +64 (3) 386-0085, mobile: 021-213-9738
- E-mail:
- john@kagyu.org.nz
- WWW:
- www.geocities.com/karmakiwi
- Director:
- Yvonne Gold
- Address:
- Excellent Street
Collingwood
Golden Bay
New Zealand
- Phone/Fax:
- +64 (3) 524-8524
- E-mail:
- Co-Ordinator:
- Nancy King
- Buddhist Co-Ordinator:
- Dan Dlugose
- Address:
- 35 Scarborough Terrace
Parnell
Auckland
New Zealand - Phone/Fax:
- +64 (9) 575 7899
- E-mail:
- dlugose@paradise.net.nz
- WWW:
- www.shambhala.org/center/auckland
- Director Of Shambhala Training for New Zealand:
- Marian Bond
- Phone/Fax:
- +64 (4) 475-9223
- E-mail:
- colin.pratt@xtra.co.nz
- WWW:
- www.shambhala.org/center/auckland/contacts.htm
- Founder:
- Khensur Thabkhey Rinpoche
- Director:
- Gelong Tenzin Chosang (aka Russell Shipman)
- Address:
- 31 McIntyre Road
Mangere Bridge
Auckland
New Zealand
- Phone:
- +64 (9) 636 9810
- Fax:
- +64 (9) 634 7612
- E-mail:
- trashigomang@xtra.co.nz
- Founder:
- Khensur Thabkhey Rinpoche
- Coordinator:
- Sheryn Elborn
- Address:
- 20 Carlton Street
Melrose
Wellington
New Zealand
- Phone:
- +64 (4) 2332049
+64 (21) 509 605 - E-mail:
- kathrynos@paradise.net.nz
Dhargyey Buddhist Centres:
Dhargyey Buddhist Centre--Thubtän Shädrub Dhargyä Ling
Dhargyey Buddhist Centre of Love and Compassion--Jam Tse Dhargyä Ling
Tibetan Buddhist Meditations--Thupten Shen-pen Dhargyey Ling
FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition) Centres:
Amitabha Hospice Service
Chandrakirti Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre
Dorje Chang Institute
Mahamudra Centre for Universal Unity
Karma Kagyu Centres:
a new Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist Centre
-
(centre of the Venerable Traleg Rinpoche).
Karma Kagyu Thigsum Chokhorling
-
(Official New Zealand headquarters for H.H. Gyalwa
Karmapa).
Karma Thigsum Choeling Tibetan Buddhist Centre
Other NZ Tibetan Centres:
Mirror Trust
-
(Non sectarian Buddhist retreat centre).
Shambhala Meditation Centre
-
(Affiliated with Shambhala International).
Wellington Shambhala Centre
-
(Affiliated with Shambhala International).
Trashi Gomang Trust
Trashi Ge Phel Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre
Please inform me (by selecting the mailer below) of any other centres you think should be included.
New Zealand Theravada Buddhist Centres
- Auckland Theravada Buddhist Assn (Auckland Buddhist Vihara)
- 29 Harris Rd.
- Mt Wellington
- Tel (09) 5795 443
- President
- Benita Ameratunga
- 3/12 Waiohua Rd, Greenlane
Tel/Fax (09) 571-2061 - Vice President
- Freddie Abeysekara
- 37 Washington Ave, Glendowie
Tel (09) 521-1886 Email abey@ww.co.nz - Secretary
- Mike Hew
- 9 Subritzky Ave, Mt. Roskill
Tel (09) 626-7804, Fax (09) 626-7099, Email hew@xtra.co.nz - Treasurer
- Priscilla Dawson
- 18 Benson Road, Remuera
Tel (09) 524 4883, Fax (09) 529 5444, Email dawsonet@ihug.co.nz - Waikato Theravada Buddhist Association
- 7 Bowen Street
- Cambridge
- Tel (07) 827 6129)
- Nelson Theravada Buddhist Group
- Dr & Mrs LS & YS (Siri and Soma) Wettasinghe
- 406 Main Road,
- Stoke,
- Nelson
- Tel (03) 547 7568
- Taranaki Theravada Buddhist Association
- 68 Branch Road
- New Plymouth
- Tel (06) 75X 3157
- Massey University Buddhist Association
- C/- M.U.B.A.
- Palmerston North
- Tel (06) 357 0315
- Bodhinyanarama Forest Monastery
- 17 Rakau Grove
- Stokes Valley
- Tel (04) 563 7193
- Fax (04) 563 5125
- email: sangha@actrix.gen.nz
- internet: www.bodhinyanarama.net.nz/
- Senior Incumbent: Venerable Ajahn Vajiro
- Northland Buddhist Association
- 64 Raewyn St
- Whangarei
- Tel (09) 438 6887
- lan Ramsden
- 48 Hood Street
- Wakari,
- Dunedin
- Tel (03) 476 2458
Auckland
Hamilton
Nelson
New Plymouth
Palmerston North
Wellington
Whangarei
Dunedin
Other Buddhist Centres in New Zealand
- Affiliation:
- The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO)
- Lineage:
- Western Buddhist (nonsectarian)
- Address:
- P.O. 78-205 Grey Lynn
Auckland
New Zealand
- Affiliation:
- The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO)
- Lineage:
- Western Buddhist (nonsectarian)
- Address:
- P.O. Box 12-311,
Wellington North
New Zealand
- Phone:
- +64 (4) 386 3940 or (3) 384 9481
Auckland Buddhist Centre
Wellington Buddhist Centre
Buddhist Centres Around the World
(See also WWW pages).
Buddhanet Directory of World Buddhist Centres
Dharmanet Directory of Buddhist Centers around the World
Buddhanet's Directory of New Zealand Buddhist Centres
(a directory of Buddhist Centres in New Zealand: more and newer info than this page!)
Directory of New Zealand Buddhist Centres
(another directory of Buddhist Centres in New Zealand: more and newer info than this page!)
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