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NASBA World Wide

Our growing North American Shin Buddhist Association (NASBA), now extends beyond the North American Continent. We focus on practice, fellowship and group development, providing technical, financial, organizational support and giving assistance to affiliated sanghas and groups. We have communities located in North and South America and Japan. Below is a direct link to NASBA's web site.

 

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NASBA Communities and Groups include:

 

 

USA

                     Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut

                     New England Institute of Buddhist Studies (Ct)

                     Southington Buddhist Fellowship (Ct)

                     Buddhist Practice Group of Rocky Hill (Ct)     

                     Bluegrass Buddhist Fellowship (Ky)

                     The Woodlands Buddhist Fellowship (Tx)

                     Albuquerque Buddhist Fellowship Group (NM)

                     Brevard County Buddhist Fellowship (Fl)

                     Buddha Gaia (eco-Buddhism)

 

Canada

                    

                     Northern Ontario Buddhists

 

Latin America

 

                    Asamblea Budista de Durango, Mexico

                    Asamblea Budista de Aguacalientes, Mexico                   

                    Grupo Budista de Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico

                    Asamblea Budista de Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Japan

 

                  Fukuyama Buddhist Fellowship

 

 

Below offers some web links to the above and other groups.

 

 
BUDDHIST FAITH FELLOWSHIP OF CONNECTICUT. This is the flagship community of our independent Shin Buddhist association, which was founded in 2001. It gathers on most Sunday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Memorial Chapel at Wesleyan University in Middletown. It offers a full array of spiritual programs and is the model for all independent communities. In addition, it's New England's largest Shin community. See schedule.

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SOUTHINGTON BUDDHIST FELLOWSHIP (SBF) gathers once a month, on the first Friday of the month, from 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Southington, Connecticut. Serves Meriden, Bristol and Cheshire etc. areas. Bob Walczewski is its Practice Leader.  

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NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF BUDDHIST STUDIES (NEIBS) offers a full array of buddhist courses, workshops and seminars in the Middletown Connecticut area. See offerings and schedule.

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SHIN BUDDHIST FELLOWSHIP OF WEST HARTFORD. This member community no longer meets at Elmwood Community Center, West Hartford. It has been integrated the Buddhist Practice Groups of Farmington and Rocky Hill.  The web site is still operational offering good articles that are worth reading.

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ALBUQUERQUE BUDDHIST FELLOWSHIP GROUP gathers

most Sundays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church of

Albuquerque, New Mexico. Includes sacred chants using the Juseige, etc, discussion and fellowship.

CLICK HERE

For Compassion, Environment and Peace
Buddha Gaia

 
BUDDHA GAIA is an environmental advocacy group of concerned Buddhist and non-Buddhist individuals. Its main group meets on a regularly on the last Friday at 7 p.m. of the month, in Middletown, Connecticut. Practicing its Eightfold Path for Sustainable Living, they believe that any effective 21st century spiritual practice must include an ecological and peace perspective that is fully integrated into their everyday lives. See web site for how you can get involved and for local chapters.

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BUDDHIST PRACTICE GROUP OF FARMINGTON This group meets once a month on Friday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Unionville, Connecticut, using eclectic texts and media plus practices Juseige Chant/voice meditation and a brief zazen. 

CLICK HERE

 

BREVARD COUNTY BUDDHIST FELLOWSHIP gathers once a month on the second Friday of the month, between 7 - 9 p.m., at Fields of Heather, Titusville, Florida (next to Bikram Yoga). Serving Titusville, Cape Canaveral, Mims, Merritt Island and Melbourne areas. Facilitated by our BFF Practice Leader, Ms. Shanti Johnson.

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NORTHERN ONTARIO BUDDHIST (NOB)). Our Canadian network brings together and unites interested Buddhists and other spiritually minded people in Northern Ontario. Our goal is to establish local Shin Buddhist fellowship groups in the Massey area and in other parts of our province. Its liaison is the BFF Practice Host Sandra Southwind.

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LINCOLN BUDDHIST FELLOWSHIP GROUP gathers on the first and forth Sunday from 10:00 to 12:00 p.m., serving Lincoln and Omaha Nebraska region.  Includes sitting meditation, sacred chants using the Juseige, etc, discussion and fellowship.

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ASAMBLEA DE LA FE BUDISTA DE CONNECTICUT (AFB), que se llama el Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut (BFF) en inglés, ofrece un ambiente afectuoso, espiritual y abierto para todos que están interesados en el camino budista Shin. Nuestro sangha (comunidad) es un grupo laico budista de amigos, que hacen reuniones cada domingo en la Capilla Memorial en la Universidad Wesleyan, Middletown, Connecticut, EEUU y también en hogares de los miembros.

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ASAMBLEA BUDISTA DE BUENOS AIRES This is the BFF's first South American community located in Argentina. It gathers on Tuesdays in the west end of Buenos Aires.  Hosted by Guillermo Cabanales, BFF Practice Leader. Includes sitting meditation, sutra chanting, discussion and more. Se reune los martes de 17 a 19 horas. Su líder de práctica es Guillermo Cabanales.

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GRUPO BUDISTA DE CABO ROJO se reune los domingos en una casa particular en Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Nuestro grupo budista puertorriqueño practica la meditación sentada, los cánticos budistas y tiene discussiones con temas diversos. Ofrece un ambiente abierto, atentativo, y compasivo para todos que busquen la experiencia budista. Su líder de práctica es Leida Alicea. Llame al (787) 601 2293.

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FUKUYAMA BUDDHIST FELLOWSHIP in Japan. We gather twice a month on the first and third Sunday of the month, between 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Fukuyama Shimin Sankaku Community Center, in the Fukuyama Friends Room (4th floor), Fukuyama CityJapan. It serves the English and Japanese bilingual communities of Hiroshima, Mihara, Okayama and Kurashiki areas. Its BFF Practice Leader is Shodo.

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Namu Amida Butsu!