Buddhist Temples and Centers in Atlanta
(Feb. 2003)
Some of the following information may no longer be current, so please contact the temple or center when planning your visit. Thanks to Kim Boykin for permission to publish this list.
Theravada
Atlanta Meditation Center (Thai Theravada)
3552 Jones Mill Road,
Atlanta, GA 30360
770-393-4259
dhammakayaat@earthlink.net
http://members.tripod.com/dimc_at/main.html
Cambodian Buddhist Society (Cambodian Theravada)
6533 Rock Springs Road,
Lithonia, GA 30058
770-482-5563
Georgia Buddhist Vihara (Sri Lankan Theravada)
1683 South Deshon Road, Lithonia, GA 30058
770-482-9913
ga@gbvihara.org
http://www.gbvihara.org/
Laotian Buddhist Community Temple / Wat Lao Buddhamoongcoon (Lao Theravada)
2325 Hillside Road, Riverdale,
GA 30296
770-994-9270
BANRITH60@prodigy.net
Lao Wat Buddha Khanti (Lao Theravada)
4052 Zoar Church Road, Lithonia, GA 30058
770-979-9375
http://www.laowatbuddha.qpg.com/
Wat Buddhabuccha (Thai Theravada: Dhammayut Nikaya
3094 Rainbow Dr.,
Decatur, GA 30034
404-284-2416
Wat Santidham / Santidham Temple of Augusta (Thai Theravada: Dhammayutti Nikaya
3917 Old Waynesboro
Road, Augusta, GA 30906
706-790-9374
watsantidham@yahoo.com
Mahayana
Atlanta Buddhism Association (Chinese)
4791 North Sound, Marietta, GA 30066
404-516-8908
Atlanta Buddhist Association (Chinese)
5383-D New Peachtree Rd., Chamblee, GA 30341
770-414-0485; 770-972-6553
Atlanta Community Center (Soka Gakkai International)
5831 Riverdale Road, College Park, GA 30349
770-996-5178
http://www.sgi-usa.org/cgi-bin/locator.cgi
Chi Bo Temple / Chil Bo Sa (Korean)
5516 Green Wing Place, Lithonia, GA 30058
770-593-2455
Gum-Gang-Gyong-Dok-Song-Hwae (Korean)
2574 Spivey Court Jonesboro, GA 30236
404-991-4926, 404-627-4976
Hokekyo Buddhist Sangha (Nichiren Shu)
Ansley Terrace Meeting Room
175 15th Street, Atlanta, GA 30309
404-892-7886
Atlantasangha@aol.com
Minister: Reverend Kanto Tsukamoto of the Toronto Buddhist Temple
Hwa Duk Temple / Hwa-Duk-Sa (Korean)
7621 Fielder Road, Jonesboro, GA 30326
770-473-0427
Jun Dung Sa Buddhist Temple (Korean)
900 Beaver Ruin Road, Lilburn, GA 30047
770-923-5375
Kim Cang Monastery (Vietnamese Pure Land and Zen)
4771 Browns Mill Rd., Lithonia, GA 30038
770-322-0712
http://www.kimcang.com
Mietoville Academy / Pure Land Buddhist Association (Taiwanese Pure Land)
2513 Paden's Chace Way, Lawrenceville, GA 30244
770-418-1086
Nipponzan Myohoji, Atlanta Dojo (branch of Japanese Nichiren Buddhism)
1127 Glenwood Ave., SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
404-627-8948
atlantadojo@yahoo.com
Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Georgia / Chua Quan Minh Temple (Vietnamese)
1168 Benteen Ave., SE, Atlanta, GA 30312
404-624-9782
pv1@atlanta.ds.com
Vietnamese Buddhist Association of Savannah / Cat-Tuong Temple (Vietnamese)
2619 US Highway 80, Garden City, GA 31408
912-965-1876
WinTin@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/wintin/
Zen
A Single Thread (Soto Zen)
(based in Evanston, Illinois with a North Georgia retreat center)
847-722-8786 or 847-332-2577
drlizhulsizer@yahoo.com
http://www.asinglethread.net
Atlanta Center for Zen and the Arts & Aikido Association Atlanta (Rinzai Zen)
(also offers instruction in Aikido and other marital and fine arts)
292 S. Atlanta St., Suite F, Roswell, GA 30075
770-649-8383
zen-info@acza.net; aikido-info@acza.net
http://www.acza.net
Atlanta Zen Group (Soto/Rinzai Zen)
5141 Northside Dr., NW, Atlanta, GA 30327
770-955-4321
susanculpepper@hotmail.com (Susan Culpepper)
Atlanta Soto Zen Center (Soto Zen)
1167C Zonolite Place, Atlanta, GA 30306
404-532-0040
aszc@mindspring.com
http://www.aszc.org
Black Fox Zendo (Soto/Rinzai Zen)
2908 Black Fox Drive, Atlanta, GA 30345 (home)
404-727-4099
lreal@biology.emory.edu
Emory Zen (Zen)
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
404-727-5120 (Phil Hutto)
pwh@mathcs.emory.edu
http://www.emory.edu/REL_LIFE/151.html
International Zen Dojo Sogenkai Atlanta
??? [used to be connected with Atlanta Center for Zen and the Arts]
Namaste Sangha (see no name sangha under "Miscellaneous")
ZenSpace (Zen)
Point Center Building, 427 Moreland Ave., Suite 700, GA 30307
404-688-1299; fred@zenspace.org (Frederick Rossini)
678-612-5076; janet@zenspace.org (Janet Cooke)
http://www.zenspace.org
Zen Center of Atlanta (see Atlanta Soto Zen Center)
Tibetan
Atlanta Shambhala Center (see Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta)
Dorje Ling (Tibetan Buddhism, Jonang tradition)
3263 Shallowford Road, Chamblee, GA 30341
770-451-7715
info@jonang.org
http://www.jonang.org
Drepung Loseling Institute (Tibetan Buddhism, Gelugpa tradition)
2531 Briarcliff Road, Suite 101 (in Woodlake Office Park),
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-982-0051
institute@drepung.org
http://www.drepung.org
Drikung Kagyu (Tibetan Buddhism, Drikung-Kagyu tradition)
2688 Braithwood Road, Atlanta, GA 30345 (home)
770-938-9590
kdorje@aol.com
North Georgia Shambhala Meditation Group
??? [Does it still exist? Not listed on the Shambhala site.]
Shambhala Meditation Center of Atlanta (Tibetan Buddhism, Kagyu & Nyingma
lineages; Shambhala Training)
1447 Church Street, Decatur, GA 30030
404-370-9650
shambhala@mindspring.com
http://www.atlantashambhalacenter.org
Rameshori Buddhist Center (Tibetan Buddhism, New Kadampa tradition)
260 Howard Street #3, Atlanta, GA 30317
404-378-8599
info@MeditationForEveryone.org
http://www.rameshori.com
Miscellaneous
Atlanta Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Monthly walking meditation near the Carter Center
atlantabpf@hotmail.com
no name sangha (Buddhist / eclectic)
meets in members' homes
404-284-2416; marschulman@mediaone.net (Marilyn Schulman)
770-925-9072; tobbys@juno.com (Tobby Spalding)
Sources for this information include:
Asian American Business Directory of Georgia: Religious - Buddhist
http://www.chinaplaza.com/aabd/Religi_b.htm
Asian Business Community in Atlanta: Asian Culture & Society: Religion
http://www.abcatl.com/asian_culture/religion.htm
Atlanta Buddhism Directory
http://www.well.com/user/tomcarr/atlanta_buddhism.htm
BellSouth's Real Pages
http://yp.bellsouth.com
BuddhaNet's Buddhist U.S.A. Directory - Georgia
http://www.buddhanet.net/americas/usa_ga.htm
Directory of Lao Buddhist temples (wats) located outside Laos
http://members.dancris.com/~byblos/watlao.htm
InfoSpace Yellow Pages
http://www.infospace.com
Manjushri's Dharma Centers
http://www.manjushri.com/TEMPLES/temple.html
Tara Doyle's list of Buddhist Temples & Centers in Atlanta
http://www.aszc.org/affiliates.htm
http://www.zenspace.org/site/Atl_Buddhism.html
Tricycle.com's Dharma Center Directory
http://208.2.76.27/tricycle/