This is a list of Thai Temples throughout the USA, and includes the two major Thai Buddhist sects, known as Nikaya. We try to update this list of temples as often as we can, so if you have any updates to any Wat Thai, then please CONTACT US to let us know.

The terms "Maha Nikaya" and "Dhamayutti Nikaya" refer to the two principal sects of modern Thai Buddhism. To generalize, the Dahmayutti Nikaya sect of Theravada Buddhism is more strict than the Maha Nikaya sect. The temples may have classes in the Thai language and arts, or may have different weekly activities and holiday celebrations, available to the public, such as pouring water over the Buddha sculptures during Songkarn. On the other hand, some temples may be rather strictly focused on meditation and Dharma instruction. It is best to either visit the temple's Web site, e-mail or call ahead to find out whether visitors are welcome. Temples that are in urban locations will often have many services open to the public, while Wats in more remote areas will be similar to the Thai Forest Tradition temples and have fewer public activities.

Disclaimer

By

including a Dhamma center or group in these listings we are in no way

endorsing their teachers, teachings, policies, politics, or activities.

They are included here simply because I think they may be useful starting

points in your quest for good teachings from the Theravada traditions.

The final judgment is yours alone.

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STATES

AK

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CO | DC | FL | GA

| HI | IL | KS |

MA | MD | MI | MO

NJ | NV | NM | NY

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TN | TX | UT | VA

| WA | WI

Alaska

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Dhamma Bhavana Buddhist Center

    738 West 72nd Avenue

    Anchorage AK 99518

    Tel: (907) 344-9994

    Fax: (907) 522-2969

  • Wat

    Buddharatanatrai Buddhist Temple

    1700 Beaver Pl

    Anchorage AK 99504

    Tel: (907) 333-9599

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Buddhist

    Temple Meditation Center of Alaska

    2309 D Street

    Anchorage AK 99503

    Tel: (907) 272-3699

    Fax: (907) 272-6648

Arkansas

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddhasamakeedham

    4625 Amour Street

    Fort Smith, AR 72904

    Tel: (501) 782-0126

    Fax: (501) 782-0126

Arizona

Maha

Nikaya

California

Mahanikaya

  • American Buddhist Meditation Temple

    2580 Interlake Road

    Bradley, CA 93426

    Tel : (805) 472-9210

    Fax: (805) 472-9210

  • Dhammakaya International Meditation of California

    801 E. Foothill Blvd.

    Azusa, CA 91702

    Tel: (626) 334-2160

    Fax : (626) 334-0702

  • San Francisco Dhammaram Temple

    473 11th Ave

    San Francisco, CA 94118

    415) 752-2813

    URL: http://www.watsanfran.com/en

    E-mail: neecha@gmail.com

  • Wat Abhayagiri

    16201 Tomki Road

    Redwood Valley, CA 95470

    Tel: (707) 485-1630

    Fax: (707) 485-7948

    URL: http://www.abhayagiri.org/

    E-mail: sangha@abhayagiri.org

  • Wat

    Bodhivareerangsarith

    14372 Hawes Street

    Whittier, CA 90604

    Phone: (562) 941-0322

    Fax: (562) 944-0871

  • Wat

    Brahmacariyakaram

    4485 South Orange Avenue

    Fresno, CA 93725

    Tel: (559) 264-5644

  • Wat

    Buddha of Chino Hills

    2948 Chino Hills Parkway

    Chino Hills, CA 91709

    Tel: (909) 597-8470

    Fax: (909) 606-0679

    E-Mail : watchino@mindspring.com

  • Wat

    Buddhabakersfield

    309 East Fairview Road

    Bakersfield, CA 93307

    Phone: (661) 836-9940

  • Wat

    Buddhadhammo

    5329 Agate St.

    Riverside, CA 92509

    Phone: (909) 681-2728

  • Wat

    Buddhajakramongkolratanaram

    139West 11th Ave.

    Escondido, CA 92025

    Phone: (619) 738-6165

  • Wat

    Buddha Lela

    13138 Meyer Road

    Whittier, CA 96605

    Tel : (310) 944-6583

  • Wat

    Buddhamonthol

    34550 Orange Street

    Wildomar, CA 92595

    Tel: (909) 674-6221

    Fax : (909) 674-8352

  • Wat

    Buddhanusorn

    36054 Niles Boulevard

    Fremont, CA 94536-1563

    Phone: (510) 790-2294

    Fax: (510) 796-9043

  • Wat

    Buddhapradeep of San Francisco

    310 Poplar Ave.

    San Bruno, CA 94066

    Tel: (415) 615-9528, 615-9688

    Fax: (415) 583-8083

  • Wat

    Buddhavipassana (Vipassana Foundation)

    2013 West Hill Street

    Long Beach, CA 90810-3409

    Phone: (562) 426-2326

  • Wat

    Chansrisamakkidhamma

    527 South Hunter Street

    Stockton, CA 95203

    Tel: (209) 466-1227

  • Wat

    Chaobuddha of San Bernardino

    3495 Gray St.

    San Bernardino, CA 92407

    Tel: (909) 880-2762

    Fax: (909) 880-2762

  • Wat

    Mongkolratanaram

    1911 Russell Street

    Berkeley, CA 94703

    Tel: (510) 849-3419, 840-9034

    Fax: (510) 845-8150

  • Wat

    Nagara Dhamma (Wat Nakorntham)

    3225 Lincoln Way

    San Francisco, CA 94122

    Tel: (415) 665-7566

    Fax: (415) 665-9892

  • Wat

    Putthamonthon (Buddhist Med. Ctr)

    30325 Green Spot Rd.

    Highland, CA 92346

    Phone: (909) 792-5532

  • Wat

    Samakkidhammaram

    2625 E. 3rd Street

    Long Beach, CA 90814

    Phone: (562) 434-4343

    Fax: (562) 987-0072

    URL : http://www.watcherry.iirt.net

    E-Mail : watcherry@iirt.net

  • Wat

    Saphathammagaisakol (Dhammakaya)

    5950 Heliotrope Circle

    Maywood, CA 90270

    Tel: (213) 771-7435

    Fax: (213) 771-7437

  • Wat

    Suddavasa Buddhist Meditation Center

    2552 S. Calaveras Place

    Ontario, CA91761-6270

    Tel: (909) 947-7330

  • Wat

    Thai of Los Angeles

    12909 Cantara St.

    North Hollywood, CA 91605-1198

    Tel: (818) 780-4200, 997-9657

    Fax: (818) 780-0616

    URL : http://www.watthaila.org

    E-Mail : watthaila@watthaila.org

  • Wat

    Visalia

    948 North Leslie Road

    Visalia, CA 93291

    Phone: (559) 738-9419

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Bhuridattavanaram (Buddhist Temple of America)

    5615 Howard Ave.

    Ontario, CA 91762

    Phone: (909) 988-7731, 391-9012

    Fax: (909) 988-4191

  • Wat

    Mettavanaram (Metta Forest Monastery)

    PO Box 1409

    Valley Center, CA 92082-1409

    Phone: (619) 988-3474

  • Wat

    Padhammachart (Natural Buddhist Meditation Temple)

    PO Box 2336, 14306 E. Don Julian Road

    La Puente, CA 19746

    Phone: (818) 336-2224

    Fax: (818) 330-0924

  • Sunyataram

    California

    9560 West Lilac Road

    Escondido CA 92026

    Tel: (619) 723-7232

    Fax: (619) 728-4292

Colorado

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddhapunyaram

    3030 West 81st Avenue

    Westminster CO 80030

    Tel: (303) 426-9639

  • Wat

    Buddhavararam

    4801 Julian St.

    Denver, CO 80221-1122

    Tel: (303) 433-1826

    Fax: (303) 964-9924

    E-Mail: keoya@aol.com

District

of Columbia

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

Florida

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddharangsi of Miami

    15200 SW 240 St.

    Miami, FL 33032

    Tel: (305) 245-2702

    Fax: (305) 247-3092

  • Wat

    Mongkolratanaram

    5306 Palm River Rd.

    Tampa, FL 33619-3716

    Tel: (813) 621-1669, 621-9538

    Fax: (813) 626-8850

    E-mail: watthai@combase.com

  • Wat

    Mongkolratanaram of Fort Walton Beach

    741 Mayflower Ave.

    Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547-3176

    Tel: (904) 863-2906

    Fax: (904) 863-1513

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Florida Dhammaram

    2421 Old Vineland Rd.

    Kissimmee, FL 34746

    Tel: (407) 397-9552

    Fax: (407) 397-2577

  • Wat

    Punnawanaram

    1024 Carlton Drive

    Melbourne, FL 32935

    Tel: (407) 255-1465

    Fax: (407) 255-1465

Georgia

Maha

Nikaya

  • Atlanta

    Meditation Center

    3552 Jones Mill Road

    Atlanta, GA 30360

    Tel: (770) 393-4259

    Fax: (770) 393-4269

    E-mail: dhammakayaat@earthlink.net

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddhabucha

    3094 Rainbow Drive

    Decatur, GA 30034-1610

    Tel: (404) 284-2416

    Fax: (404) 286-3457

  • Wat

    Santidham

    3917 Old Waynesboro Road

    Augusta, GA 30906

    Tel: (706) 790-9374

    Fax: (706) 792-9002

    URL: http://home.beseen.com/cultures/watsan/

    E-mail: watsantidham@yahoo.com

Hawaii

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddhajakramongkolvararam

    872-A Second St.

    Pearl City, HI 96782-3342

    Tel: (808) 459-4176

    Fax: (808) 455-1808

    E-mail: watpearl@pixi.com

  • Wat

    Dhammavira of Hawaii

    87-1109 Iliili Road

    Waianae, HI 96792

    Tel: (808) 668-7367

    Fax: (808) 668-2799

Illinois

Maha

Nikaya

  • Dhammakaya

    International Meditation Center of Chicago

    6224 W. Gunnison St

    Chicago IL 60630

    Tel: (773) 763-8763

    Fax: (773) 763-7897

  • Wat

    Buddhadharma

    8910 South Kingery Highway

    Hinsdale, IL 60521

    Tel: (630) 789-8866

    Fax: (630) 789-8879

    URL: http://www.buddhistbmc.org

    E-mail: bmc8910@hotmail.com

  • Wat

    Dhammaram

    7059 West 75th St.

    Chicago, IL 60638

    Tel: (708) 594-8100-2

    Fax: (708) 594-8114

    URL: http://www.dhammaram.iirt.net

    E-mail: dhammaram@iirt.net

  • Wat

    Khamermetta

    4716 North Winthrop Avenue

    Chicago, IL 60640

    Tel: (773) 989-0969

    Fax: (773) 989-0933

  • Wat

    Phrasriratanamahadatu

    4735 North Magnolia Avenue

    Chicago, IL 60640

    Tel: (773) 784-0257

    Fax: (773) 784-0235

    URL: http://www.watphrasri.iirt.net

    E-mail: watphrasri@iirt.net

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Natural

    Buddhist Meditation Temple

    8243 South Newland Road

    Burbank, IL 60459

    Tel: (708) 599-5920

    Fax: (708) 599-5241

    URL: http://www.geocities.com/watpa_chicago

    E-mail: watpa_chicago@yahoo.com

Kansas

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Wichitaram

    5327 North Broadway Rd

    Wichita, KS 67219

    Tel: (316) 838-0043

    Fax: (316) 838-0043

Maryland

Maha

Nikaya

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

Massachusetts

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Boston Buddha Vararam

    523 Pleasant Street

    Malden, MA 02148

    Tel: (781) 321-1568

    Fax: (781) 388-2420

Michigan

Maha

Nikaya

  • Midwest

    Buddhist Meditation Center

    29750 Ryan Road

    Warren, MI 48092-2244

    Tel: (810) 573-2666, 573-6661

    Fax: (314) 839-3115

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Buddhayana

    Monastery

    340 West Milton Street

    Hazel Park, MI 48030-2425

    Tel: (248) 544-9026

    Fax: (248) 544-9026

  • Dhammasala

    Forest Monastery (Wat Dhammasala)

    14780 Beardslee Road

    Perry, MI 48872

    URL: http://hello.to/dhammasala

Missouri

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Phrasriratanaram

    890 Lindsay Lane

    Florissant, MO 63031

    Tel: (314) 873-9717

    Fax: (314) 839-3115

Nevada

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddhabhavana of Las Vegas

    2959 West Gowan Rd.

    N. Las Vegas, NV 89030

    Tel: (702) 648-9975

    Fax: (702) 646-3586

  • Wat

    Buddhayanadharam

    5320 Kell Lane

    Las Vegas, NV 89110

    Tel: (702) 437-3320

New

Jersey

Maha

Nikaya

  • Dhammakaya

    International Meditation Center of New Jersey

    780 Ramapo Valley Road

    Mahwah, NJ 07430

    Tel: (201) 760-8999

    Fax: (201) 760-8911

    E-Mail: dhammakayanj@sprintmail.com

New

Mexico

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddharam (Buddhist Center of New Mexico)

    143-145 Madison St., NE

    Albuquerque, NM 87108

    Tel: (505) 256-7520

    Fax: (505) 262-0191

    URL: http://www.flash.net/~sunthorn

    E-Mail: sunthorn@flash.net

  • Wat

    Buddhamongkolnimit

    224 Alcazar St., SE

    Albuquerque, NM 87108

    Tel: (505) 268-4983

    Fax: (505) 268-0255

    URL: http://www.watnimit.iirt.net

    E-mail: watnimit@iirt.net

New

York

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddhayaram

    2084 Anthony Ave

    Bronx, NY 10457

    Tel: (718) 933-8053, 365-7095

  • Wat Vajiradhammapadip

    New:110 Rustic Road Centereach

    Long Island, NY

    Tel: (516) 471-8006

  • Wat

    Vajiradhammapadip

    Old: 75 California Rd.

    Mt.Vernon, NY 10552

    Tel: (914) 699-5778, (516) 471-8006

    Fax: (914) 668-5054

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddha Thai Thavorn Vanaram

    76-16, 46th Ave

    Elmhurst Queen, NY 11373

    Tel: (718) 803-9881

    Fax: (718) 803-3819

North

Carolina

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Carolina Buddhajarka Vanaram

    1610 Midway Rd

    Bolivia, NC 28422-9721

    Tel: (910) 253-4526

    Fax: (910) 253-6618

    URL: http://www.wisecom.com/wat

    E-mail: wat@wilmington.net

  • Wat

    Mungme Srisuk

    1919 NC Highway 24

    Cameron, NC, 28326

    Tel: (910) 497-6851

Oklahoma

Maha

Nikaya

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Sangaratanaram

    2200 S.E. 55th St.

    Oklahoma City, OK 73129

    Tel: (405) 677-4306

Pennsylvania

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Mongkoltepmunee

    3304 Knights Rd.

    Bensalem, PA 19020

    Tel: (215) 638-9755

    Fax: (215) 638-9755

    WWW: http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~thaiclub/wat.html

Tennessee

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddharam

    5214 Old Nasville Hwy.

    Murfreesboro, TN 37129

    Tel: (615) 890-5570

    Fax: (615) 890-0295

Texas

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Buddhavas of Houston

    6007 Spindle Drive

    Houston, TX 77086-3930

    Tel: (281) 820-3255

    Fax: (281) 931-9746

    URL: http://www.watbuddhavas.iirt.net

    E-mail: watbuddhavas@iirt.net

  • Wat

    Buddhamahavanaram

    PO Box 2004, 93

    San Antonio, TX 78264

    Tel: (210) 626-1517

  • Wat

    Buddhananachat of Austin

    8105 Linden Rd.

    Del Valle, TX 78617

    Tel: (512) 247-4298, 247-2714

    Fax: (512) 247-4505

    URL: http://www.yakyai.com/wat.htm

    E-mail: buddha@inetport.com

  • Wat

    Saddhadhamma

    8000 F.M. 1518

    Converse, TX 78109-4506

    Phone: (210) 566-5695

    URL: http://maxpages.com/wat1518

    E-mail: watthai@texas.net

  • Wat

    Samakki of Killeen

    Rt 2, Box 130-C

    Killeen, TX 76542

    Tel: (817) 793-3662

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Buddhist

    Center of Dallas

    8484 Stults Rd.

    Dallas, TX 75243

    Tel: (214) 340-6187

    Fax: (214) 340-5165

    URL: http://www.watdallas.com

  • Wat

    Buddharatanaram

    P.O. Box 822, 13075 Sehapayak Road

    Keller, TX 76248-0822

    Tel: (817) 430-1365

    Fax: (817) 491-4928

    URL: http://geocities.com/soho/exhibit/3596

    E-mail: watkellr@flash.net

  • Wat

    Dhammabucha

    6201 Sawyer Rd.

    San Antonio, TX 78238-2206

    Tel: (210) 520-5011

    Fax: (210) 520-5042

    URL: http://connecti.com/~bucha

  • Wat

    Dhammaratanaram

    122 Grace Drive

    Portland, TX 78374

    Tel: (512) 643-9329

  • Wat

    Sangha Bucha

    PO Box 63749, Cross Dot Lanch Road Highway 16

    Pipecreek, TX 78063-3749

    Tel: (830) 510-4646

    Fax: (830) 520-4274

Utah

Maha

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Dhammagunaram of Utah

    644 E. 1000 North

    Layton, UT 84041-4220

    Tel: (801) 544-7616

    Fax: (801) 543-1910

Virginia

Maha

Nikaya

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Yarnnarangsee

    22147 Cedar Green Road

    Sterling, VA 20164-5332

    Tel: (703) 406-8290

    Fax: (703) 406-4705

    URL: http://www.watyarn.com

  • Wat

    Rummaprateip

    8526 Old Mount Vernon Rd.

    Alexandria, VA 22309

    Phone: (703) 799-1081

    Fax: (703) 799-1082

Washington

Maha Nikaya

  • Seattle

    Meditation Center

    852 NE 83rd Street

    Seattle, WA 98115-4203

    Tel: (206) 522-1514

    Fax: (206) 729-1765

    E-mail: dhammakayast@home.com

  • Wat

    Atammayatarama

    8643 38th Avenue, South

    Seattle, WA 98118

    Tel: (206) 725-4126

    Fax: (206) 725-5104

Dhammayutti

Nikaya

  • Wat

    Washington Buddhavanaram

    4401 South 360th. St.

    Auburn, WA 98001-9320

    Tel: (253) 927-5408

    Fax: (253) 927-9548

  • Wat

    Richland Buddha Vanaram

    879 N. Bretz Pr., NE

    Richland, WA 99352

    Tel: (509) 627-1297

Wisconsin

Dhammayutti Nikaya

  • Buddha

    Raksa Temple

    S. 46 West 23214 Lawnsdale Road

    Waukesha, WI 53189

    Tel: (414) 650-0129

    Fax: (414) 650-1984