Berkeley Buddhist Monastery

14 reviews

+1 (510) 848-3440

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Berkeley Buddhist Monastery Institute for World Religions

2304 McKinley Ave

Berkeley, CA 94703

+1 (510) 848-3440

http://www.berkeleymonastery.org

Berkeley Buddhist Monastery offers daily meditation that is open to all and weekly Tai Ji Quan and yoga classes. The monastery is also home to the Institute for World Religions, which has a variety of classes on Buddhism including those meant to foster an interfaith dialogue.

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4.514 reviews

Jason K.

7/28/2024

Yes, simply the most modern Buddhist temple there is. When there's events, everyone there is so nice and you can be who you are.

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Gana D.

1/3/2017

An Indonesian friend introduced me to this place. I have to admit I thought the white monks were weird. Not because they did or said anything weird. Just because they were the first white monks I...

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Issy P.

7/18/2019

Beautiful place and kind people. What a gem. Thank you for being here. I recently encountered a mean, nasty, negative woman who is a therapist in Berkeley and I thought: coming here for free did...

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Robert M.

5/22/2016

This is a great place to come on Sunday for good but inexpensive Thai food. They have two lines, one veggie dishes and the other is meat dishes. It is an outside environment where you bus your own...

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Max A.

1/27/2008

We went here recently to sit with Ajahn Amaro, a Theravadan monk in the Thai Forest tradition. He teaches here once a month. It's an interfaith Buddhist monastery, and there is a variety of stuff...

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