List of sanghas in Central Valley, California

This is a list of sanghas in Central Valley, California , including the Sacramento metropolitan area.

List

Name	School of Buddhism	Founder/Date	Location
Buddhist Church of Florin	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	1919	Sacramento [1] [2]
Buddhist Church of Fowler	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	N/A	Fowler [1] [3]
Buddhist Church of Lodi	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	1929	Lodi [4] [1]
Buddhist Church of Parlier	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	1931	Parlier [5] [1]
Buddhist Church of Sacramento	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	1899	Sacramento [6] [1]
Buddhist Church of Stockton	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	1906	Stockton [7] [1]
Chagdud Gonpa, Chico	Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingma)	N/A	Chico [8]
Davis Shambhala Center	Tibetan Buddhism	N/A	Davis [9]
Fresno Buddhist Temple	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	1899	Fresno [10] [1]
Fresno Cambodian Buddhist Society	Cambodian Buddhism (Khmer Theravada)	N/A	Fresno
Gedatsu Church of America	Shugendou	N/A	Sacramento [11]
Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center	Tibetan Buddhism	N/A	Sanger [12]
Khandro Ling	Tibetan Buddhism	1998	Sacramento [13]
Khanh An Monastery	Vietnamese Buddhism	Before 2010	Galt [14]
Kim Quang Temple	Vietnamese Buddhism	1978	Sacramento [15]
Lion's Roar Dharma Center	Tibetan Buddhism	1992	Sacramento [16]
Marysville Buddhist Church	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	1908	Marysville [17] [1]
Middlebar Buddhist Monastery	Unknown	N/A	Stockton
Nichiren Buddhist Church	Nichiren Shu	N/A	Sacramento [18]
Northern California Koyasan Temple	Shingon Esoteric Buddhism	1970 (merger of two older organizations dating back to 1920 and 1940 respectively)	Sacramento [19]
Placer Buddhist Church	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	N/A	Penryn [20] [1]
Quang Nghiem Buddhist Temple (Vietnamese Buddhist Association)	Vietnamese Buddhism	N/A	Stockton
Reedley Buddhist Church	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	1936	Reedley [21] [1]
Sacramento True Buddha Temple	Fusion of Taoism, Sutrayana Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism	2008	Sacramento [22]
Walnut Grove Buddhist Church	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	1906	Walnut Grove [23] [1]
Wat Brahmacariykaram	N/A	N/A	Fresno
Wat Dhammararam	Cambodian Buddhism (Khmer Theravada)	1982	Stockton [24]
Wat Khmer	Cambodian Buddhism (Khmer Theravada)	2011	Lodi
Wat Lao Buddharangsy	Lao Buddhism	N/A	Ceres
Wat Lao Dhammasacca	Lao Buddhism	N/A	Fresno
Wat Lao Saoputh	Lao Buddhism	N/A	Sacramento
Wat Phouthapathane Lao	Lao Buddhism	N/A	Fresno
Wat Sacramento Buddhavanaram	Thai Buddhism (Dhammayuttika Nikaya)	2001	Sacramento [25]
Valley Streams Zen Sangha	Zen Buddhism	N/A	Sacramento [26]
Visalia Buddhist Church	Jōdo Shinshū (Pure Land Buddhism)	N/A	Visalia [27] [1]
Zanabazar Dharma Center	Mongolian Buddhism	2009	Sacramento [28]

References

1. "Find a Temple". Buddhist Churches of America . Retrieved July 2, 2025.
2. Buddhist Church of Florin
3. "Fowler Buddhist Church". Fowler Buddhist Church. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
4. Buddhist Church of Lodi
5. "Buddhist Church of Parlier". Buddhist Church of Parlier. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
6. "Buddhist Church of Sacramento". Buddhist Church of Sacramento. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
7. "Buddhist Church of Stockton". Buddhist Church of Stockton. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
8. Chagdud Gonpa: Center and Practice Group Directory
9. Davis Shambhala Center
10. Fresno Buddhist Temple
11. Gedatsu Church of America
12. Holy Vajrasana Temple and Retreat Center
13. Khandro Ling
14. Khanh An Monastery
15. Kim Quang Temple
16. Lion's Roar Dharma Center
17. "Marysville Buddhist Church". Marysville Buddhist Church. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
18. Nichiren Buddhist Church
19. Northern California Koyasan Temple
20. Placer Buddhist Church
21. "Reedley Buddhist Church". Reedley Buddhist Church. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
22. Sacramento True Buddha Temple
23. Walnut Grove Buddhist Church
24. Wat Dhammararam ^{[ usurped ]}
25. Wat Sacramento Buddhavanaram
26. Valley Streams Zen Sangha
27. Visalia Buddhist Church
28. Zanabazar Dharma Center