SOME VIETNAMESE NUNNERIES ABROAD
To find an accurate statistic for nuns' temples in overseas is not easy. Thirty years ago, the number of nunneries was very modest. For example, in India, there is Linh Sơn Pagoda (in 1945); Germany has the Linh Thứu Pagoda (in 1987); the United States has Đức Viên Pagoda (in 1980) Today, in the United States, there are hundreds of nunneries everywhere, from cities with a large number of Vietnamese-Americans such as Dược Sư Pagoda, Diệu Quang Pagoda, Thiền Tịnh Temple, Phước Quang Pagoda, Sùng Nghiêm Meditation Center, Đại Bi Monastery, Kiều Đàm Pagoda, Hương Sen Pagoda, Quán Âm Monastery (southern California), An Lạc Pagoda, Huyền Không Temple, Ngọc Hòa Vihara (northern California) to the cities with fewer Vietnamese-Americans: An Lạc Pagoda (Indianapolis, Indiana), Từ Liên Pagoda (Snellville, Georgia), Phước Hải Pagoda (Charlotte, North Carolina) ).
In 2014, Hương Quê Publishing House (USA) and two authors, Võ Văn Tường and Từ Hiếu Côn published the first volume of “Overseas Vietnamese Buddhist Temples” in four languages: Vietnamese-English-Chinese-Japanese, 720 pages of 22cm x 28cm size. It has 2,800 images to introduce seventy-two Vietnamese temples around the world. There are ten nunneries in seventy-two temples in the first edition.
In 2017, Võ Văn Tường and Từ Hiếu Côn continued to publish volume two with 2,600 images introducing 100 Vietnamese temples in the US. There are eighteen nunneries in 100 temples introduced. Because Đức Viên and Hương Sen Pagodas were included in first edition, and reintroduced in the second edition. Out of 172 temples in the two volumes, we have a total of twenty-six nunneries.
We would like to introduce some general statistics, addresses and photos of each of the following nunneries:
India: one temple; Germany: one pagoda, Canada: one pagoda, USA: twenty-three pagodas.
In the United States, there are seven states with twenty-three temples. California has thirteen temples; Florida: one pagoda, Georgia: one pagoda, Indiana: one pagoda, Massachusetts: two pagodas, North Carolina: one pagoda, Texas: four pagodas.
Regarding the Buddhist sect, Mahayana has twentyttwo temples (Zen Buddhism: three pagodas) and the mendicants have four temples: Ngọc Hòa Monastery, Minh Đăng Quang Vihara, Ngọc Minh Vihara and Minh Đăng Quang Zen Monastery.
Currently, we have documents and photos of more than 300 Vietnamese temples in foreign countries, including more than fifty nunneries, but due to lack of conditions, volume three and four have not been printed to launch readers and libraries in many countries around the world. Particularly in Vietnam, the Library of General Sciences in HCM City (69 Lý Tự Trọng,
District 1) has a set of books, Overseas Vietnamese Buddhist Temples (two volumes) serving readers daily.
We hope to have good fortune. With the financial support of sincere Buddhists, the next volumes of the Vietnam Pagodas in Overseas series will be published, or published in a separate book for nuns abroad.
Namo Kuan-Yin Boddhisattva.
North California, May 25, 2020
Warm regards,
Võ Văn Tường
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LIST OF TWENTY-SIX NUNNERIES
IN THE BOOKS OF OVERSEAS VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST TEMPLES
USA
Phổ Minh Pagoda
2751 21st Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95820
Tel: 916-739-6344
Cell: 916-346-7680
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Website: www.chuaphominh.org
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Như Phương
Diệu Nhân Zen Center
4241 Duncan Hill Road, Rescue, CA 95672
Tel: 530-676-7108; 530-409-8336; 916-222-8784
P.O. Box 265, Rescue, CA 95672
Fax: 530-672-2497
Website: www.dieunhan.net
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Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Thuần Tuệ
An Lạc Temple
1647 E. San Fernando Street, San Jose, CA 95116
Tel: 408-254-1710
Tel: 408-594-8717
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Abbess: the Most Venerable Nguyên Thanh
Đức Viên Monastery
2420 McLaughlin Avenue, San Jose, CA 95121
Tel: 408-993-9158
Tịnh Uyển Temple
21055 Summit Road, Los Gatos, CA 95033
Tel: 408-395-3673
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Website: www.ducvien.org
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Đàm Nhật
Ngọc Hòa Monastery
766 S. Second Street, San Jose, CA 95112
2054 Old Piedmont Road, San Jose, CA 95132
Tel: 408-295-2436; 408-507-2363; 408-934-9328
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Website: www.buddhayana.net
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Tiến Liên
Vô Ưu Zen Center
1300 Church Avenue, San Martin, CA 95046
Tel: 408-683-4498
Fax: 408-683-4498
Cell: 408-612-6610
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Website: www.thienvienvouu.com
Abbbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Đồng Kính
Kiều Đàm Temple
1129 South Newhope Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704
Tel: 714-927-8484
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Abbess: Ven. Bhikkhuni Nguyên Bổn
Minh Đăng Quang Institute
Minh Đăng Quang Vihara
Giác Nhiên Monastery
8752 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, CA 92683
Tel: 714-248-9998
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Founder: The Most Venerable Thích Giác Nhiên
Abbess: Bhikkhuni Ngọc Liên
Dược Sư Temple
11111 Magnolia Street, Garden Grove, CA 92841
Tel: 714-638-4128
Fax: 714-638-0721
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Website: www.duocsutemple.com
Abbess: The most Venerable Như Hòa
Deputy Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Như Thông
Thiền Tịnh Temple
11502 Daniel Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Tel: 714-638-0989, 714-266-4171
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Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Diệu Tánh
Phổ Hiền Temple
Phổ Hiền Charity Association
10222 Larson Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92843
Tel: 714-537-2234, 714-837-0636, 714-878-4294
Fax: 866-690-6029
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Website: www.hoituthienphohien.com
Abbess: Bhikkhuni Hoa Tâm
Hương Sen Temple
19865 Seaton Avenue, Perris, CA 92570
Tel: 951-657-7272
Cell: 951-616-8620
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Website: www.huongsentemple.com
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Giới Hương
Ngọc Minh Vihara
3776 46th Street, San Diego, CA 92105
Tel: 619-282-1673
Tel: 408-507-2363
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Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Tiến Liên
Minh Đăng Quang Zen Monastery
14634 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77083
Tel: 281-988-9989
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Tường Liên
Quang Chiếu Zen Monastery
5251 Rendon Road, Fortworth, TX 76140
Tel: 817-483-8670; Fax: 817-483-8670
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Website: www.thienvienquangchieu.org
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Hạnh Diệu
Contact: Bhikkhuni Huệ Thanh and Bhikkhuni Linh Toại
Viên Thông Temple
17355 Groeschke Road, Houston, TX 77084
Tel: 281-829-0816, 832-638-1453, 281-829-0830
Cell: 832-605-5503
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Website: www.vienthongtu.org
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Thanh Lương
Phổ Môn Zen Monastery
15202 Dora Lane
Sugar Land, Texas 77498
Tel: 281-565-9718
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Website: https://www.thienvienphomon.org/
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Diệu Thiện
An Lạc Temple
5249 E. 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46218
Tel: 317-545-1234
Cell: 408-329-3199
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Website: www.anlactemple.org
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Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Nguyên Thiện
Diệu Đế Temple
9603 Nims Lane, Pensacola, FL 32534
Tel: 850-477-8291
Tel: 850-292-3257
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Contact: Bhikkhuni Giới Nguyện and
Bhikkhuni Thích Nữ Hương Liên
Từ Liên Temple
6308 Highway 42, Rex, GA 30273
3465 Lenora Church Rd, Snellville, GA 30039
Tel: 770-968-8372, 770-736-5425
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Website: www.chuatulien.us
Abbess: The Most Venerable Tâm Thường
Phước Hải Temple
1818 Little Rock Road, Charlotte, NC 28214
Tel: 704-394-6869
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Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Minh Nghiêm
Phổ Hiền Temple
96 Dewey Street, Worcester, MA 01610
Tel: 508-755-7817
Fax: 508-755-7817
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Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Như Tâm
Linh Sơn Temple
16 Ruthven Avenue, Worcester, MA 01606
Tel: 508-853-8120
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Website: www.linhsonmass.org
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Trí Hòa
VANCOUVER, CANADA
Bảo Lâm Temple
6025 St. George Street, Vancouver, B.C. V5W 2Y5 Canada
Tel: 604-327-5546
Fax: 604-327-5546
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Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Tịnh Pháp
KUSHINAGAR, INDIA
Linh Sơn Temple
P.O. Distt Kushinagar 274403 U.P., India
Tel: 0091-9936-837-270
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Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Trí Thuận
BERLIN, GERMANY
Linh Thứu Temple
Heidereuter Str. 30 – 13597 Berlin, Germany
Tel: (030) 36711287
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Website: www.linhthuu.de
Abbess: Venerable Bhikkhuni Diệu Phước
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