The Rochester Zen Center is part of two circles of the larger Buddhist community.
Our inner circle, the Cloud-Water Sangha, is made up of groups led by Dharma successors and students of Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. It includes centers in Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, and Scandinavia, plus the United States.
The larger network includes sister centers led by students of Roshi Philip Kapleau and his Dharma heirs. They have several locations in the United States, as well as Canada and Scotland.
Cloud-Water Sangha Centers
New Zealand
Auckland Zen Centre
Led by Roshi Amala Wrightson and Richard von Sturmer
Note: Richard will be sanctioned by Roshi Kjolhede June 30, 2024.
Scandinavia
Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet
(Swedish Zen Buddhist Society)
Led by Roshi Kanja Odland and Roshi Sante Poromaa
United States
Northeast
Rochester Zen Center
Near downtown Rochester, NY
Chapin Mill Retreat Center
In Batavia, NY, about half-way between Buffalo and Rochester
Both led by Sensei John Pulleyn and Sensei Dhara Kowal
Midwest
Cleveland Zazen Group
An RZC Affiliate Group led by Susan Rakow
Madison Zen Center
Madison, Wisconsin
Led by Sensei Rick Smith
South
Louisville Zen Center
An RZC Affiliate Group led by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry
Sister Centers
United States
Northeast
Vermont Zen Center
Led by Roshi Sunyana Graef
Midwest
Chicago Zen Center
Evanston, IL
Led by Sensei Shodhin Geiman
South
Windhorse Zen Community
Asheville, North Carolina
Led by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede and Roshi Lawson Sachter
West
Mountain Gate
Ojo Sarco, New Mexico
Led by Roshi Mitra Bishop