Located in the Silicon Valley city of San Jose, CA, Ananda Dharma Center was founded in 2007 by the highly revered yogi, scholar and spiritual teacher, His Eminence Choden Rinpoche, and belongs to Lama Tsong Khapa's Gelugkpa Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The center's mission is to provide a conducive environment for the study and transmission of Shakyamuni Buddha's teachings - the Buddhadharma - in their pure, authentic and complete form. Ananda warmly welcomes students of all levels, ranging fro …

Transform and purify the mind and body through Buddhist methods. We are a group of Chinese who study in the Mahayana (Xian Zong) and Vajrayana (Mi Zong) traditions of Buddhism. Through the study of Buddhist philosophy, meditation and practices, we learn how to generate the Dharma nectar in our minds and apply Buddhist study to our lives. “Accumulate virtuous causes and eradicate non-virtuous causes in our mind; this is the study of Buddhism.” With a pure mind you can transform yourself to bec …

This group is for people who would like to attend classes, retreats and instruction in mindfulness meditation and Buddhist teachings. These cover a variety of formats including weekly drop-in groups, daylong retreats in the Santa Cruz area, multi-week classes and week-long retreats. The primary teacher for this group is Carla Brennan. She is a Vipassana teacher associated with Spirit Rock Meditation Center.