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    Milwaukee Zen Center

    Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 17 November 2015.

    Phone: 414-963-0526
    Email: kokyo-an@earthlink.net
    Website: http://www.milwaukeezencenter.org
    History In the mid-1970s, a few people in the Milwaukee area began meeting to study Buddhism and to do Zazen (zen sitting). For several years, Katagiri-roshi came here from the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center to give public lectures and weekend retreats. Slowly, an organized group of people with a common interest grew. With the help of many... Read more about Milwaukee Zen Center

    Mindfulness Community of Milwaukee

    Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 7 October 2014.

    Phone: 414-962-8678
    Email: milwmindful@hotmail.com
    Website: http://www.milwaukeemindfulness.com/
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    History

    The Mindfulness Community of Milwaukee is a Buddhist sangha that follows the teachings of the Vietnamese Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. Thich Nhat Hanh,one of the foremost Buddhist teachers today, led the Buddhist peace movement during the war in Vietnam and is a founder of Engaged...

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    Milwaukee Shambhala Center

    Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 7 October 2014.

    Phone: 414-277-8020
    Email: director@milwaukeeshambhala.org
    Website: http://www.milwaukee.shambhala.org
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    History

    The Shambhala Center of Milwaukee was established in 1993 with the consolidation of the existing Dharmadhatu Buddhists Center, Shambhala Training, and the Nalanda Arts programs. The Dharmadhatu was founded in 1978 in Milwaukee as an affiliate of Vajradhatu International, a Western...

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    Lao Buddhist Temple

    Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 7 October 2014.

    Phone: 414-649-9427

    Jain Religion Center of Wisconsin

    Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 28 September 2018.

    Phone: 262-242-0245
    Email: Jaintemplewis@hotmail.com
    Website: http://www.jainwi.org
    [flickr_set id="72157621942627314"] The research was conducted by student research affiliate Tejas Mehta. History For a community of only about 35 families to construct a temple that would eventually cost over $450,000 is incredible enough, but the manner in which it happened, and the way various people and forces came together to... Read more about Jain Religion Center of Wisconsin

    Hindu Temple of Wisconsin

    Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 26 August 2014.

    Phone: 262-695-1200
    Email: contacthtw@gmail.com
    Website: http://www.ourhtw.org/
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    RELIGIOUS LEADER/TITLE

    There is a head priest who leads large ceremonies or prayers; however, he is always aided by other priests and even some lay persons. There is also a Religious Committee, which is part of the Administrative Committees at the temple. Priests determine decisions regarding religious services...

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